"Drawing out of the Flat Land" is a proposed redevelopment for an existing architecture studio, inspired by the concept of "deconstructivism" and presented in a bas-relief sectional model. A plain symmetrical space can somehow limit the inspiration and work process, but a space that gives an impression of the fragmentation of the building could intrigue the users and enhance the thinking and working process.
Deconstructivism is characterized by the absence of harmony, continuity, and symmetry, which gives unfamiliar characteristics, enhancing the space of the users. Extruding the walls outward gives additional space for better circulation and, changes the concrete walls into curtain glass walls and skylights for natural lighting. The inconsistency of a space should not be criticized but recognized and develop for a better purpose.
"Drawing out of the Flat Land" is a proposed redevelopment for an existing architecture studio, inspired by the concept of "deconstructivism" and presented in a bas-relief sectional model. A plain symmetrical space can somehow limit the inspiration and work process, but a space that gives an impression of the fragmentation of the building could intrigue the users and enhance the thinking and working process.
ASAU OTTAWA
EXERCISE 4
DRAWING-OUT
OF THE
FLATLAND
Building on the notion of “disegno rilevato” (relief drawing, Antonio Averulino Filarete) students build a relief sectional drawing, based on the architecture building survey (Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism, Carleton University). Students develop a story-line for the design of a space for an artist in residence. The relief-section is either built-up in layers using thick paper, balsa wood, MDF, or constructed by cutting into the sectional cardstock-drawing. Peeling off superficial layers of paper and executing cutouts through one, or more layers allow us to reveal strata below the surface and add fine details. Students consider the ambiguities of drawing as a model and models as drawings. Minimal renderings and real shadows convey depth in the three-dimensional drawing-model.
John R. Spencer. Filarete’s Treatise on Architecture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1965.