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February 23

Chanel's Portfolio

 
YEAR 3
 
Experimental Theatre (ongoing) ---- individual project, 6 weeks
 
'... a successful work of architecture will give more than it takes, and part of that donation to civility will be the way in which the building evokes an emotional or intellectual response in those who see or visit, as well as those who live or work in it.'
 
A site on St.Martin's Lane is chosen, it is in the centre of London, a mixed-cultured, international area, near China Town and West End theatre area. The building is for Chinese Shadow Play, a fusion of several traditional chinese art practiced for thousands of years. Unfortunately, this great art is appreciated more in foreign countries than in China. Because of the dying trend of it, awareness of the great value of it needs to be raised, at the same time, innovation of itself is neccessary and urgent in order to survive in the modern world.
 
 
A installation is designed to test the light and shadow on different color and material. A screen and a round object showing shadow puppets when lit later became the concept of the theatre building. The screen became the facade, showing live shadow play of real people inside the building, the round object became the stage -- where the magic happens.
 
 
London Maping Project ---- group of 2, 1 week
 
' to develop an idea about a place and to express and explore this idea through its representation.'
 
         
 We did an experiment with a ball and a ballon, putting them in a open green area and a dense residential area, both in Camden. We were initially interested in the topography, pavement texture, and wind effect on the motions. By video down the whole process of investigation, and mapping the track of the two balls, we discovered series of accidental events, caused by people, pets and boundaries. The vedio was later edited into a short film inspired by Albert Lamorisse's “Le Ballon Rouge”, 1956.
 
By using self-invent choreography and analysis of the factors causing or affecting the movements, we mapped down the individual movement and applied the same rules on to further movements. By combining all the movements on to one diagram, we discovered that in an open area where seems to have more freedom and possibilities, people and objects tend to follow a give route, and the motion is more predictable than in a dense urban context, where movements seems to be restricted by hard city boundaries, there were actually much more unexpected movements. We then set up 3D axis to build models representing the movements in a larger scale, which suggest that by identifying and understanding of movements on site, we can get a building form to speack for the need and intention of the inhabitants.
 
 
Faculty of Spatial Design in Built Form, Cambridge ---- group of 4 (2 architects+2 engineers), 8 weeks
 
'... space is infused with meaning... to explore and re-examine your ideas about space and to choreograph the spatial sequence of your building... to fundamentally challenge the stereotypes of engineer and architect... as designers we all need to find Vision and Precision.'
 
 
We believe architectural education is a journey through uncertainties, temptations, and imaginations, Thus an internal ramp travelling through all studios, connecting all the spaces act as the backbone of the building, the ramp also echo with the sloping roof of the cafe which can also be accessed as an external ramp as part of the landscape. The building consists of mainly three parts, the cafe, the open plan studio, the school.Each of the studio space has a access to or a very good view of the external space, i.e. courtyard, roof terrace, or Jesus green.
 
The scheme is developed through models, a 1:100 model was finally presented in the crit.
 
 
The Phenomenology of Architecture ---- group of 7, 2 weeks
 
'... how our attitude to architecture can explore the interface between logic/analysis and the sensed/inner knowledge. How do we to reconnect to the archetypal means of place making but at the same time preserve the 'dignity and insights of the modern world?'
 
 
The whole year went to Cambridge for a week to explore the city and it's architecture. Our group decided to produce a film about cambridge through several senses including smell, light, sound, touch etc. My role was the score of the film, I composed a piece of music which is transfored from the river elevation in Cambridge.
 
    
Back in studio, we started building our installation, a black box, which could be put in somewhere in Cambridge for people to view the film and get a decent feel about the city. Inside the black box, there are two shows going on the same time, a moving film and a still pictures show. All the materials and process documents and vedios were shown outside the black box, so the whole room were arranged as a gallery. Explanations were given after people seen the shows inside the black box. This is an abstract way of showing information, the reorganised and distorted film blur people's sense about time and place, in fact they were receiving informations about cambridge in different places at different time through various media, the film, the slide show, the music, all telling different things at the same time. In the end people had actually received much more information than they thought they had got.
 
 
 
YEAR 2
 
Placement @ Aedas, Shrewsbury office, UK ---- 5 months        & Study Trip
 
Aedas is one of the world's largest architecture company. I joined them in the international team working on two large scale mixed use projects in Kazakhstan and a hotel in Bahrain, mainly masterplaning and schematic design, help on drawings, models and reports. During the placement time, I had a study trip from Amsterdam to Berlin, looking at modern architecture, also went to London, Edinburgh, Liverpool with collegues for weekend study trips.
 
 
Arts Centre for ICIA, Bath University ---- individual project, 6 weeks
 
'... to learn about generically and contextually driven design strategies and to understand homotropic and heterotropic plan forms.'
 
 
 
 
 
Housing Project, Bradford-on-Avon ---- individual project, 8 weeks
 
'... to understand site dynamics and forces and how these inform site layout...to explore the relationship between built form and landscape.'
 
 
 
 
 
YEAR 1
 
A Space Defined ---- group of 4 (2 architects+2 engineers),  3 weeks
Writer's Studio ---- group of 4 (2 architects+2 engineers),  6 weeks
Family House ---- individual project, 6 weeks
City Spaces ---- group of 9, 3 weeks
A Pavillion in Bath ---- individual project, 5 weeks
 
March 29

Cardiff Bay 海湾建筑一览(未完待续)

 

 
某个失眠的清晨打开了Great Western的网站 来Bath两年了还没有去过Cardiff 实在有些说不过去 于是顺手就定了票 去看看威尔士的首都
后来在做准备工作的时候发现Cardiff BAY这个地方 离市中心一个MILE 正在发展建设的海湾 规划将成为大西洋沿岸的一大特色港湾
于是决定去海边 我挺喜欢英国的海边 镶着茫茫的大西洋

下了火车 3分钟的bay bus就到了 虽然已经看过图片 还是吃了一惊 这个类似上海的浦东性质的区域 有着和Cardiff市区内太不同的建筑语言 是大西洋的海风扫尽了城市的尘土 整个海湾清爽宜人 落落大方 没有一点海腥味 也没有太大的空气湿度 一切都是恰到好处

最吸引眼球的 一定就是大胆的站在广场一边的Wales Millenium Centre 鲜明的当代建筑语言 漆成香槟色的不锈钢片 整排的落地玻璃门面 两边的不规则石材覆层(slate cladding) 融合了极具威尔士特色的巨大字母立面 由威尔士艺术家设计的玻璃喷图和门把手等细节 整个建筑就像设计师最初所希望的 是一个在国际上有辨识度又展示了威尔士本土风情的作品

占地37,000m² 投资£106.2M 历时18个月 这个由本土设计师Jonathan Adams设计的世界级歌剧院在06年开张的时候迎来了女王的亲临祝贺 人们把它和世界另一头的悉尼歌剧院相提并论 也许是因为他们同样有着让人过目不忘的外立面 正面的巨大字母 分别是威尔士语和英语的两句诗 威尔士语 "CREU GWIR GWYDR O FFWRNAIS AWEN" 翻译成英文是"Truth is as clear as glass forged in the flames of inspiration" 英语的是 "IN THESE STONES HORIZONS SING" 每个字母有两米高 从建筑内部就是看向海湾的窗户 建筑内部 威尔士木材是主要材料 巨大厚实的楼梯是最主要的建筑特点 所有的公共走道和楼梯都呈弧形 所有的柱子都赋予了威尔士树木式的样子及质感

建筑共六层 剧场舞台是除了伦敦covent garden的皇家歌剧院外英国最大的 后台比前台还大 4个彩排室和舞台有同样大小 同样净高 以便任何舞台布景道具可以正常出入 

March 26

陈家老宅

 
年前回国的时候 和家里人去了趟温州 家里大部分的亲戚都在那边 我却是有那么七八年没有回去过了
没有去温州城 去了些边边的小县城 那些打着贫困县旗号的小地方 也建起了高层住宅小区 湖滨公园 商业步行街 中国人有一种心态 攀比 别人有的我也要有 所谓的现代化的过程 盲目拷贝效仿 千篇一律的城市风格由此而来 而我们在这之中失去的 传统 文化 底蕴 太多太多
好在辗转了几个街区 还是找到了 爸爸小时候常吃的小吃 两块钱一碗的馄饨 是我比住宅小区更愿意在这里看到的 老板娘一边吆喝着 一边弯着腰给客人加调料 熟悉又不熟悉的方言 她也许会抱怨 一辈子都在干这个 碌碌无为 但是她不知道 有多少人 在外面打拼了大半辈子之后 能够再回到这里品尝她的手艺 是多大的感动 他们会有多感谢 她的碌碌无为 大城市里不是没有馄饨 但是快餐店总是太仅仅有条 服务生动作总是很快 调料总是在桌上整齐的摆着 不是不好 只是去了多少次 还是不熟悉 有些东西 是无法替代的
 
 
陈家老宅 在顺溪 一个藏在深山里的村子 我们开车进去 问了很多人才找到
雍正年间在这里的一户陈姓人家 七个儿子各造了一座院落 两进三院 木结构 其中有一两座遭了火灾 毁了 另外的都还保存的很完整 除了一件整理出来做了陈列馆 别的都还住着村子里的人 村里百分之九十都还是陈姓
 

 

 

我很喜欢 中国的庭院建筑 无论是北京的四合院还是江南的这样的院落 西方没有这样的文化 庭院建筑讲究的是交流 院子连接了楼上楼下前后左右房里窗后 住在这样的房子里 人们很难有什么秘密 不得不熟悉 甚至熟悉到勾心斗角 邻里间还是妻妾间 这是在高层住宅小区里没有的 水泥和铁门 给了人们太多的隐私
压到很低的檐角 二楼朝庭院的走廊 院子里防火的大水缸 踩在脚下会嘎吱响的木地板 梁上精细的雕刻 我喜欢所有这些元素 喜欢未经包装的木材 诉说着它所见证的历史 是一个住起来会很舒服的房子 看一眼就知道 每个窗户都有不一样的景致 朝向 光线 通风 所有问题都解决了 建筑结构很简单 一目了然 而且又是木材 所以整个房子很有亲和力 很好使用 很容易产生感情
 

 
一直想要这样一座房子 远离城市的深山 民风纯朴的村子 可以在屋顶上躺着数星星 与世无争
每个人的心里 都有这样一个世外桃源
 

 

March 16

Alvar Aalto: Through the Eyes of Shigeru Ban -- Barbican, London

 
The ultimate goal of architecture, is to create a paradise......every house, every product of architecture......should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people ----Alvar Aalto
 
 
 
Alvar Aalto  -- Shigeru Ban
两代建筑师相隔60年的时空对话
Aalto作品在英国的首次展出
BARBICAN
伦敦
 
 
LISTED BUILDINGs ON SHOW (BY TIME)
1. Jyvaskyla worker's club
2. Turku Sanomat Building
3. Viipuri City Library
4. Paimio Tuberculosis Sanatorium
5. Aalto's private residence and workplace
6. Finnish Pavilion
7. Villa Mairea
8. Saynatsalo Town Hall
9. Baker House Senior Dormitory for MIT.
10. Experimental House
11. National Pensions Institude Helsinki
12. Church of the three Crosses
13. Seinajoki Civic Centre
14. La Maison Carre
 
Alvar Aalto是我们Dominic老师最喜欢的建筑师,也确实是个大师,所以去看了,很难得的展览。我两年前去过一次Barbican,看Daniel Linberskind的展览,也是很难得的展览,不过当时没看懂太多,也就随便sketch了一点看着好看的。Linberskind算是我第一个真正去认识的建筑师,虽然现在也没有很喜欢。
 
Shigeru Ban,日本人,坂茂。我对他没有什么印象,不过显然是个很会用paper tube的人,整个展览大厅用了他的paper tube吊顶和隔墙,有那么点味道,和Aalto常用的木材料形成一种很强烈的联系。展览包括他的studio做的一些对Aalto plan的几何分析,有些线拉得不知所云,还有一些他自己的作品,暂时不是很想评价。
 
不管是通过谁的眼睛,那些从芬兰来的Aalto的资料总归是实实在在的。整个展示很强调Aalto的人性化设计,他对'little man'的体贴和关怀通过建筑很直接的表达出来。按照时间顺序排列的作品,可以看到Aalto风格的逐步转变。很多东西在变,建筑师需要对时事,对环境及时地做出回应,所以一个建筑师的风格形成其实有很多客观因素。而无可争议的,是他从早期到晚年都坚持的对人的关爱。还有他在设计上对环境的重视和利用,和当今的主题sustainable and green design很挂钩,所以可以说这次展览办得很是时候。
 
A human touch is the most important in architecture  ---- Alvar Aalto
 

 
我回来后跟Martin说起这个展览,他说,Aalto是那种真正理解建筑,从每一个细节去设计建筑的人。我忽然想到Koolhaas曾经在一次采访中说他希望自己离Gehry,贝律铭这些人越远越好,因为他们对建筑不够认真。我很想知道他是怎么看Aalto的。
 
Aalto也不是我很喜欢的建筑师,虽然从他身上有很多很多可以学习的,关于人,关于自然,关于材料,关于理解。Aalto的建筑在我看来,虽然一定是很舒适很贴心,但是似乎总少了什么。他几乎站在心理学角度去学习和理解人,一直努力做到最好让建筑去满足人的需求,这使他的建筑成为了人的附属品,也许建筑本来的存在意义就是去保护人,但是也许可以更多一点?多一点惊喜,多一点控制,多一点影响力?建筑是人类的避难所,同时也是艺术品,不仅仅是城市中的一个摆设,建筑比装饰品要高级很多,因为它可以改变人的生活方式,激发人的欲望,它可以包容很多,也可以诉说很多,它应该是和人相辅相成的。
 
TO SERVE OR TO INTRIGUE
 

March 06

CASA DA MUSICA -- REM KOOLHAAS

 
 
中国人对库哈斯这个名字应该已经不陌生了,他设计的cctv中央大楼,作为08奥运的重要地标性建筑之一,也曾引起过很大的争议。建筑是需要争议的,而库哈斯本人,前些年也是西方建筑界中备受争议的建筑师,他荷兰人,记者出身,是AA的学生,曾与扎哈哈迪(ZAHA HADID)共事,他视角独特,他大胆,他走在这个世界的前面,他把他的观点,态度和审美通过建筑形式表达出来,在世界的各大城市,而当人们开始争论评价他的建筑时,他早已开始了另一段思考。
 
有人曾经把库哈斯归类为解构主义(DECONSTRUCTION), 他不屑, 确实, 建筑界如果想要将库哈斯归类, 那便需要为他创造一个新的"主义"了。
 
 
2005年完工的葡萄牙波尔图音乐厅,被美国纽约时报评为百年来世界上最好的三大音乐厅之一,与洛杉矶的迪士尼音乐厅,柏林音乐厅相媲美,说这也是库哈斯多年来最好的作品。不知道库哈斯本人对这样的评论持什么态度,事实是建筑一落成就成了波尔图的地标,去音乐厅参观的人从开放那天起就络绎不绝,而好评也是不断。说音乐厅和美术馆是建筑大师们的必争之地,建筑师们对这样有着浓厚艺术气息的公共建筑情有独钟。
 
波尔图音乐厅位于波尔图市的老城区和工薪阶层社区的边界处,对面是一座19世纪晚期建造的公园,旁边没有什么大建筑。音乐厅有1300个座位,是波尔图国立管弦乐队表演、排练和录音的场地。库哈斯的设计很好的诠释了政府想要表达的,音乐厅是一个24小时开放的公共场所,应该无时无刻吸引着市民,而不只是人们在周末晚间看表演的地方。清爽的白色混泥土外表,净化着周围城市的繁杂,巨大的窗户嵌在不同角度的墙面上,把城市和大西洋带进音乐厅。
 

 
音乐厅的外观轮廓分明,宛如一枚切割完美的宝石,相比之下,音乐厅的大堂超乎想象地中规中矩。既然传统的音乐厅设计如世界上最好的音乐厅波士顿交响乐厅的形状好似鞋盒,库哈斯也设计出一个“鞋盒”来,方方正正。这是一个很聪明的建筑,概念简单如将一个长方体插入一个不对称得大宝石。那个长方体就是主音乐厅,剩下的空间作为工作室,排练房,小秀场,进行着所有的日间活动或者彩排,还包括面向主音乐厅的酒吧等很特别的空间。顶层是个能容纳250人的餐厅,通向一边的露台。建筑内部没有一目了然的流通走道,却每一步都是惊喜。不可预测的楼梯, 消失在远处的不规则空间, 有坡道的修长走廊, 都将人们带入不可知的下一个空间。突然,豪华的主音乐厅就在左边的玻璃后面,举头,城市的一角被前方的窗框勾勒出来,侧耳,交响乐团的演奏从墙的另一边传来,转角,流行乐手正在贵宾室里召开记者会。
 
在选材和家具配置上,大多采用了葡萄牙当地的传统原料和设计,赋予了新的时代语言。与外部干净整洁的表面相反,内部大胆的运用了鲜红色墙面,褶皱玻璃等元素。最让人惊叹的是,大堂前后两面墙体用庞大的褶皱玻璃建造,很像是折叠的幕布。弯曲的玻璃映射出外面的世界,整个屋内的感觉好像悬浮在城市当中的梦幻。
 

 
这是一个很库哈斯的建筑,从这个音乐厅里,我们学到了建筑对城市的召唤,空间带给人的惊喜,材料给予人的感受。谁说库哈斯只追求建筑形式不顾人的感受?这个音乐厅就是库哈斯最强力的反驳。留下更多动摇了对他质疑的人,被他征服的人,时代的建筑师,下一站,又有什么样的震撼?

 
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