ARCH1201 Resolved Presentation Drawings

The images below are my resolved submission drawings:

ARCH1201 Presentation Composition

Above is an image of how I plan to present my drawings, with plans, sections, elevations and axonometric to 1:100 scale and the analytical diagrams to 1:250 scale. This is of course with the exception that my resolved drawings will be on opaque paper.

ARCH1201 Finished Model

Below are images of the finished model:

Photos were taken by Patti Bai and Susan Koo.

ARCH1201 Model Dilemma & 2nd Attempt Progress

My group started model making on week 2 only to find out that we were modelling to the wrong scale. With this major mishap, we started the model again on Monday week 3 and worked with extra determination and commitment. By Tuesday afternoon we have finished model making half the house.

ARCH1201 Casa Antonio Siza Analytical Diagrams

The following are analytical drawings which I undertook after reading the resources listed from the previous post.

Relationship between the major parts of the house:

Attitude of the Architecture towards the landscape:

Circulation Strategy:

Structural Strategy:

ARCH1201 Casa Antonio Carlos Siza Resources

Since there isn't much information published about the house, I had to search for information regarding Siza's conceptual way of thinking and tackling issues regarding his architecture especially the 'house.' Below are the resources which I gathered information from:

Alvaro Siza Website, accessed 02/03/11

• Philosophy, Theory and Practice
• Thoughts on his style

Books:

• Alvaro Siza Private Houses
• Moneo, Rafael (2004), Theoretical Anxiety and Design Strategies: in the work of eight contemporary architects, ACTAR, Barcelona, Spain, pg 228-231.
• Cianchetta, Alessandra & Molteni, Enrico (2004), Alvaro Siza: Private Houses 1954-2004, Skira, Milano, Italy.
• Nakamura, Toshio (1989), Alvaro Siza 1954-1988, A+U, Tokyo, Japan.
• Fleck, Brigette (1995), Alvaro Siza, Spon, London & New York.

Articles:

• Peter Testa, Tradition and Actuality in the Antonio Carlos Siza House

START OF ARCH1201- DESIGN STUDIO 3 BLOG

The following posts are works from ARCH1201 course, all embodying and exploring the relationship between the house and the garden.