WEEK 02 Independent Study

T H E P L A N

Reimagining Zaha Hadid's Riverside Museum

Ground Plan as Bridge Section and Floor Plan

In line with my theory of fluid movement, the curved shapes and dynamic form of Zaha Hadid's Riverside Museum immediately caught my interest due to these characteristics of her architecture.

Task: take a ground plan and use it to influence the bridge from top view. Then rotate it 90 degrees to inform the bridge's section as well.

Below: Planning and process drawings

transforming ground plan into section pan

Bubble Diagram showing room layout

Below: Earlier sketches and rough ideas, trying to implement ideas of flowing architecture to imply fluid movement

I envisioned the main body of the bridge to comprise of a large, curved glass form with contour lines running across the shape to provide visual depth and interest. Below is an image of the Foundation Louis Vuitton by Frank Gehry which also inspired the aesthetic of thin pipes separating curved glass panels.

This ground plan sketch ended up being very accurate to the shape of my bridge from top view, as I liked how the combination of fluid curves and sharp edges were inspired by Zaha Hadid' work.

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Experiment 1: The Stair Conceptual Model

C O N C E P T U A L S T A I R M O D E L Client: Mountain & Moon Location: Ground level to Above Ground Studio SCHEME 1: STAIR DESIGN 1 (ground to top) SKETCH UP MODEL IMAGES (DESIGN 1) material selection: varnished timber Inspiration drawn from the Maiko earrings (Mountain & Moon), which influenced the choice of the words ‘ fall’ and ‘echo’ , is emulated through the design’s uniformity and repetition, accented by subtle asymmetries such as the alternate directions that each frame curves in. The delicateness and intricacy of the client’s work is juxtaposed against the structure’s simplicity in both its unambiguous form and wooden material, and the strict verticality of each structure mimics the motion of cascading stairs, further emphasised by its curved corners. SCHEME 1: DESIGN 2 (bottom to ground) SCHEME 2: DESIGN 3 (bottom to ground) SCHEME 2: DESIGN 4 (ground to top)...

Week 1 Studio - Independent Study

3 D M O D E L client 1: Mountain & Moon client 2: Trent Jansen Studio (top) delicate (bottom) fragmented material selection : concrete for below ground structure, glass for datum, sporadic coloured planes C H O S E N S E C T I O N inspiration for glass paned roof drawn from this section

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