ARCH1201 - PROJECT 1 - Private & Public spaces

 

PRIVATE & PUBLIC SPACES

Raumplan is not easy to achieve even on an open plan design! But with Villa Muller, Loos made this spatial arrangement stays within the white cubic box. It is tight, compact and has many tiny different size blocks fitting to each individual to form a single geometry.

Blocks are located at different height... Some have discrete entrance but some blend right into the other space... like the lady boudoir is incredibly private but sitting on the most public entrance.

Following this resistant scheme of design, the problem of enclosure arose that is why openings were carefully considered... Their sizes were calculated to a right proportion with its space, they also have the quality of ornamentation for the interior...

ARCH1201 - PROJECT 1 - Circulation

CIRCULATION ANALYSIS

My intention here is to separate the routine of 3 different users: family, guests and servants. However, you would find that the family and their guest will mostly use the same circulation throughout the Villa. Unless we concern more about excessing the enclosed spaces of private rooms of Muller's family.

Circulation is the core ingredient to achieve the Raumplan in Adolf Loos masterpiece which will make the spatial arrangement of individual functional room is possible. Stair is everywhere, it is seriously prioritised to generate the vertical movement without the need for mechanical help.

The Circulation once again defines Loos' philosophy of the inner beauty - especially in building environment.

ARCH1201 - PROJECT 1 - PART A

INTERIOR vs EXTERIOR ON ORNAMENTATION

I might relate  this quote: "Don't judge a book by its cover" to Loos' ideal philosophy.

And the greatest evidence would be Villa Muller which marked Loos' pitching point of success in the late of his career. By analysing all the plans, a typical section and the opposite elevation, one would be able to define what is more important than the other.

For Loos, the interior is where functions and activities of a family will take place therefore it would be appropriate to enrich their everyday life by lots of ornamentation from the use of materials, furniture, lightings, the Raumplan, circulation and even the details of openings...

Many say that Loos consider interior as feminine and the exterior is masculine, and I would like to agree with this notion.

EXP3 - Animations

EXP3 - Facebook Elevator
EXP3 - Facebook Elevator from Tai Danh Lien on Vimeo. EXP3 - Final Walk Through

EXP3 - Final Walk Through from Tai Danh Lien on Vimeo.

EXP3 - Applied Textures

EXP3 - Links

Google Sketchup models:

Cocacola Elevator
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=a9c835b544288746ac56b7147a89e179
Cocacola Headquarter
http://www.gamefront.com/files/21906552/Assets+-+Cocacola+Enterprise.skp
Facebook Elevator
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=2b0cd1c8f114780ac56b7147a89e179
Facebook Headquarter
http://www.gamefront.com/files/21906559/Assets+-+Facebook+Enterprise.skp
Dining Table
http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=836008d5d6c8dc1e9579d44f39407867
The Bridge
http://www.gamefront.com/files/21906577/Bridge.skp

Cryengine3 Environment for EXP3 package:
http://www.gamefront.com/files/21878716/ARCH1101_Tai_Lien_Submission03.rar

EXP3 - Developed Cryengine Environment

Facebook Headquarter

Coca Cola Headquarter

Overall View of the Bridge and its environment

I am really satisfied with the outcome of the Facebook headquarter. I cannot get rid of my habits when it comes down to details. It just took me ages to do every curve and details in Sketchup. But I stayed strong to accomplish the final design.

Another overall shot

For Coca Cola headquarter, this model should have been stacked on top of each other but its property is too large even in Sketchup it couldn't handle any single cut. I got so frustrated with this when attempting to import it into Cryengine, it crashes many times so it now turns out to be as simple as this.

Close up shot of the Coca Cola headquarter

Dining Table accessed by two Elevators