ARCH1202 - Project 2

Swiss Sound Box

Peter Zumthor

-Designed for Expo 2000 in Hannover

- create a rest house where visitors can rest

- sounds, words, food and drink blend together

Main idea

- as if in the forest

- timber for construction

- timber stacks = the trees stand in regular density

- no large paths

- everyone has his/ her own path

- sunlight floods in through the gaps between stacks ( drive people to walk in)

- series of walls running parallel and perpendicular to each other

- gaps in the stacks allow people to see through the next space.

- bar areas and performing area are created by omitting some of the stack walls

Entrance

- open and permeable

- people can access from all sides of the building

- no established circulation

Basic Structure

- base on 4 stacks of stacked walls group together in a pin-wheel like formation

- divided into flank courts and cross court

- flank court: house the service units, located wherever the sides of 4 stacks met

- cross court: house the courtyards, located wherever the ends of 4 stacks meet

Nordic Countries Pavilion

Sverre Fehn

- locate in the only park in Venice

- the building is blend into the park (introducing open walls and preserve existing trees)

- no disconnection in the park

The pavilion

- opposite walls are open

- allows pre-existing circulation to continue through

- spaces are defined with a minimum of enclosed walls

- completely open, allows nature to become part of the exhibition space

- interior rooms are defined by existing trees more than by walls

Roof

- the girders run perpendicularly and set on top of each other

- block any sunlight from reaching the floor

- interruption in grid allows the existing tree to extend through the roof

- glass fibre gutters are stretched between the rows of girder

ARCH1202- Project 1

Posters

Historical evolution of Parramatta is shown through the four maps of different times (1804,1823,1844 and 2012). The green area of the city of Parramatta becomes smaller and smaller due to the development of the city. The density of the buildings increases and the building blocks become larger. The grid system of Parramatta expands and becomes more complex due to the development of the city through time. The highlighted areas are the historical buildings and landmarks that are remained till now. The history of Parramatta is revealed through the comparison of the historical maps.

Through cutting the sections along Church Street, the heights of the buildings are shown and hence the proportion of the pedestrians with the buildings can also be revealed. We can also see the varying widths of the street. Some parts of the pedestrian are widened in order to provide more space for outdoor catering, while some parts of the road are indented for vehicles to park.

Stage Design

In order to bring Parramatta into the West Side Story, we decided to introduce some features of Parramatta to the stage, namely the train station, St. Patrick Church, Westfield, Lennox Bridge and also Parramatta River. The stage is divided into two parts by the river so that the two gangs of the story occupy each side of the stge. While the front stage becomes the common area for the characters. 

The two main themes of the stage are integration and contrast as Parramatta is a place of multi culture and is a city of contrast where old and new buildings meet. Therefore we try to symbolise the integration of musical into the stage design. A musical is the integration of music, movement and words. Therefore the movement of the performers on the stage represents movement; the different in levels of the stage represents music as rhythm are constantly varying in music. Finally the use of black and white of the stage represents words as words are often written on white paper. The use of black and white also symbolises that Parramatta is a city of contrast. Black represents commercial while white represents communal.