2011年10月23日星期日

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500 words draft

Special lamination was a design prerequisite against the high density of buildings in Manhattan. First, spaces of different proportions were prepared for the programs requested such as the gallery, lobby, office and multipurpose space. Then they were shifted off axis in different directions, conforming to local regulation. Natural lights enter from the slits in the ceiling produced by the shifting of boxes. The glass facade to the lobby connects the museum to its surrounding environment. Decision like this allows the museum’s spaces vary in scale and feel so that exploring the art becomes a journey.


As the inspiration of sample shapes and complexities within deceptively simple appearance from the original New Museum of Contemporary Art by SANAA, the new idea is to redesign the model and transformed into a private house for a family. The open spaces like the glass facade will be kept in the new model which provides a sense of freedom. The simplicity concepts also could be found and this is the characteristic for most of the architectures designed by SANAA. The site for this house would be placed away from the build environment. As it will be a place of peace to allow people enjoy the feel of freedom.




This house is designed for family with child. The concepts of redesigning this building are shapes and privacy. Protecting privacy could be shown from the interior views of the two bedrooms. The two bedrooms are located beside the holes. Although there are some holes on the surface of the building, people from outside cannot see the inside through the holes unless the masters of the house open the curtain. The protective screen on the third floor could also show this concept. Owners of the building are able to shut down or open the screen for privacy or better views. The big balcony surrounded by glass facade on the third level ensures that people could stand there and freely have better sights.



The exterior style of the redesigned house is quite simple like consisting by three different sizes boxes. This particular feature is also recognizable for most of the architectures designed by SANAA. Genially, SANAA’s architecture has many elements that are impossible to be found unless someone enters it. A stacked box design allows for skylights to bring diffused light into the spaces of the museum. The holes on the surface of the front wall could also lead the skylight come into the room without any block. However, the owners could draw the curtains if they do not need that.

2011年10月9日星期日

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Concept: Shape and Privacy

I think the style of SANAA's architectures is quite simple like consisting by boxes. The shapes SANAA frequently-used are square and rectangular and these shapes can be found generally in the outside of the building. SANAA's architecture embraces complexities within deceptively simple appearances. It has many elements that are impossible to understand unless someone enter them.