Stephen Fok: 2014

Saturday, 28 June 2014

EXP 3|Final Submission

Images

Full view of the campus showing the main courtyard, organic pillars that suspend the upper floors and the elevations of each floor.

Central stairway with spiral staircase.

The Amphitheatre, set outdoors with plenty of light and a minimalist aesthetic.

A window allowing light to illuminate the lowest floor and allow students to peer through to the central staircase.

The exhibition space with artwork mounted on the granite walls of the valley.

Textured collapsible wall for the exhibition space and the highest floor above, containing offices for teaching and general staff.

Textured floor and central staircase as well as the thin columns dictating the use of space and circulation without blocking light.

Central staircase as viewed from the bottom floor. Benches along the stairs allow students to immerse themselves in the surroundings with the floor to ceiling glass.

Library bookshelves dispersed around the main building. A glass backing allows maximum light to filter through.

Male and Female Amenities

Stairs of the amphitheatre rising up to the main courtyard.

Links

Sketchup Model- https://www.dropbox.com/s/87mydppwy421pyd/EXP%203_FOK_STEPHEN_FINAL%20MODEL.skp

Lumion Folder- https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8fushfm0k4wcru9/AACFHgwxZd0lTe-1wL8DaVLla

EXP 3|Week 5|Marking Schedules, Progress Shots

Marking Schedules

Progress Shots

EXP 3|Week 4|36 Textures, applied in model

36 Textures- movement

Linear

Rotational

Scalar

Evolutionary

Kinetic

Urban

Applied in Model

Wednesday, 28 May 2014

EXP 3|Week 3|The plan, draft model

The Plan

My initial inspiration for the plan came from the Therme Vals by Peter Zumthor. Taking the idea of a very modular and repetitive plan, I decided to soften these and turn them into round features.

I also sought inspiration from two Japanese buildings, the Sendai Mediatheque by Toyo Ito and the Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop by Junya Ishigami (pictured below). The first, Sendai Mediatheque, features 13 large columns that form the basis of the structure. They allow the floor plates to be suspended with no floor to ceiling walls.

The second source of inspiration, the Kanagawa Institute of Technology Workshop is characterised by its 305 unique columns. They appear randomly placed but are actually used to define the spaces and circulation within the building. I have chosen to utilise this concept in a more obvious manner by using them to define my study spaces, workshops, meeting rooms and computer labs.