mystery play_submission 2

The dwellings which I’ve designed for my client Anne are essentially the same design placed in different configurations and merged at certain points in order to form one entire dwelling. Anne is a renowned fashion designer living in the city of Hamburg, Germany. I’ve constructed these dwellings so as to suit the needs of her hectic and public lifestyle. Her dwelling is a place where she can relax and be at peace. The overall dwelling is a rectilinear form divided into three main areas. I.e. Public, Garden, Private. The public area consists of the kitchen, dining, restroom, open space for the entertaining of guests and the vertical tower that is an empty space or foyer located at the point of entrance. A small wooden bridge is the link between the public and private dwellings. The garden is situated between these two dwellings and acts as a barrier between the uses of these spaces. The external facades of the studio and tower are constructed of timber columns that have an undercoating of translucent material to enable natural light to penetrate through the spaces. Whilst the main external body is constructed of concrete that have fenestrations located at certain points to allow natural light to enter.

ADS 4 Submission One [Equus]

Housing Concepts for Anne

I essentially wanted to design a house for Anne, in which she could relax from her hectic/high demand lifestyle. A place in which she could disconnect herself from the public eye. Her own private sanctuary.

D1 [Card Model]

With these aspects in mind I designed card model D1. Fundamentally the model has two points of entries. Both of which are the primary focus of my concept. The entry points are essentially the tower on a horizontal axis, which is broken down into two, so as to form the point of entrances. The large-open spaces within the towers are warm and inviting. As one reaches the end of either tower you are greeted by large open space that are used for public uses i.e. Living/Dining & Kitchen. Although the kitchen has its fixed permanent place it doesn’t have any internal walls dividing it from surrounding spaces. However the dining and living can be rearranged as they don’t consist of any permanent fixtures that are required to use those spaces. Whilst the private places being the bedroom, Anne’s studio, bathroom and toilet are closed behind internal walls. Although, no fenestrations are apparent on any of the 4m high wall facades, light is able to enter into the space through glazing located almost around all the edges of the roof. I made this design decision as I wanted my client to still have an indirect view to her surroundings in order to maintain her privacy. This same idea was applied to there being no apparent fenestrations on each of the wall façade.

D2 [Sketchup]

From D1 I went into Sketchup [3D modeling program] to further develop my idea. D2 essentially follows the same idea as D1 however the overall configuration of the design is different.

D3 [Card Model]

I then made an experimental development and formed a card model, D3 to be constructed of one horizontal tower being the one entry point that leads to a large open space which is closed from the outside world.

D4 [Sketchup]

Furthermore, my final concept D4 constructed in Sketchup is a further development to model D3. I introduced new elements to the design. In order for it to be more structurally and aesthetically sound. For example the tower is constructed of wooden structural columns which have an undercoating material of translucent glass, in order to keep the space closed. A pond has been added to one of the façade with a small window above running parallel to it. In order to once again bring in natural light and the pond reminds her of the time she spent in the ocean with her dad, which brings a sense of serenity to the house. Also, towards the end of the tower the timber columns begin to extrude out and down to form a place of resting or seating. This is so as to break the space giving it a warm atmosphere.

John Hejduk's Berlin Night

1. Anne
She almost had moved
completely into her darkness
when she faintly heard
his loving voice
pulling her back
through quiet implorations.
She with her last breath
push through the debris
of her memories
towards his heart of pain.