tucker review

just thought i would post this as a summary of what tucker said about our design and if i miss anything trish and lena u can post it or correct me.
-main problem in our design is the roof!!!!!! he said its completely wrong!!!! so we definitly need to change it he recomended a butterfly roof sloping up towards the view so we keep the same oriantation because thats what he imagined the roof would be like when he saw the composition of the plan and he actually said the roof does not do our plan justice and it doesnt articulate the inside. and after i lookd at it i completely agree. so what im doing now is im working of jasonz 3d model to make the roof sort of butterfly and change what needs to be changed.
-i asked him about the loovers and if he thinks they should go all the way up to the roof or not and also asked the clients about it. tucker said that asthetically they are not diffrent from each other so one is not more important or better than the other but he said we shouldnt hav them all the way up and also the walls of the bedrooms shouldnt go all the way up because we need to ventulate the corridor so i think we should go with that because it makes sense.
-another thing that we had trouble with was should we break the order of the grid to accomodate 4 bedrooms for us and only 3 for them but tucker made it all better when he said we can Assume that there are 4 of them or 3 of us so we can assume how many ppl are living there its not reality sorta thing. so that solves a problem.
- another thing is he wants us to be careful in representing all the details we have from the bedrooms of our guests( we need to show two scenarios, with them and without them since they are demountable.)
and other stuff.
to be quite honest thats all i can remember so lena and trish if u remember anything else please add. and since im gonna do some renders and some 3d from now till monday im gonna take this critique as a guide for what im doing i hope we are all ok with it.

Hey guys we don't need to do a site model. The site is absolutely flat...

Choices choices- re structural articulation or minimalist form? BOTH?!

Choosing how to best articulate our design...

There are so many influences and ideas flying around our minds that it’s extremely hard to centre us, especially in a group. Before, if ever, we formulate our own individual styles, defining an aesthetic and theoretical approach to design is a complicated process. How do we ultimately refine our expressions to a form, vernacular or ideal… and where does that fit in, in the world of architecture? Do we articulate structure, materiality, form or a merging of them all within the ultimate resolution? What comes after all practical elements are served? Should we resort to cheap parlour tricks, as is so common these days, or do we strip the design down to the basics? What are the basics? What would Mies say about what we’re doing? Or Wright or Mercutt?

(just a bit of babble)

Ray, Lena and I (Jason) were having issues about weather to articulate the structural composition by means of keeping the wall, ceiling cavity and roof all individual elements or weather to strengthen the form by bringing the wall up flush with the roof.

In the top image I took Ray and Lena's preferences into account and articulated the structure by by bringing it in front of the louvres. I think it looks really good and it emphasizes that we're working with metal framing. After this, for comparison, I've drawn the right half with the louvres/wall rising all the way to the roof which I feel strengthens the form significantly, and on the left, the wall stays parallel with the floor. CLICK on the image for a better look.

I haven't got around to the North facing side but I think we're pretty much decided on this side already.

sooo

Hey guys, let me know what happened after I left. And what are we're onto thinking about now. Maybe a list of issues discussed, things resolved? do you reckon we can fit a meeting in before friday? Maybe on Thursday afternoon? I promise i won't take off again!!
Trish

Minutes (off the top of my head, things that discussed while i was there)
-Orientation. Raymond wants the building to be slightly turned to take advantage of the vista in Easterly direction. Jason warns that turning it too much may leave the house too exposed on West and stuff up the passive solar techniques of original scheme.

- Where to put the bathroom? How to make it fit in fairly and logically with bedrooms?

- Relationship between guest and permanent bedrooms. Slats on permanent (to also shield from the more boring view), more temporary materiality for guests? Perhaps even a modulated structural framework?

- Roof. Raymond likes the idea of a big roof covering the whole building. Lena and Trish not so inclined. Jason wants to make sure the roof at least bends down to protect from west sun. There are some problems with continuity and making sure the different roof parts connect and work well with the walls.

And may I add, the bathrooms are kind of awkward as don't forget they have to be serviced and drained somehow. How can this be concealed in a stilt structure? Or will there be a solid core to feed these pipes? To eliminate the need for pumps i think:
water supply from above (roof catchment)
sewerage feed towards ground
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wat do u think of this guys???

how bout this being the sacred view from the podium (the meeting of the two hills) its a meaningful view especially if we are elevated so the whole house would be flowing in that direction????? wat do u guys think!!!

The site

Thanks for doing the model Elena. About the site, there is a large ridge that covers the entire east side of the site and it doesn't go down at all on the east side... maybe we have a different site or something again. As far as the rise of the roof, the idea wasn't particularly an aesthetic one from the outside. The idea I think, was for the effect of seeing the peak of the mountain through the extra high window. Therefore I think the angle of the roof should still point directly toward the peak as we discussed.


When are we all free?

East elevation
North elevation
South elevation
West Elevation

HI!

This version as rough as it can be I tried to and as little from my imagination as possible. Quite clearly our design has got a number of issues especially at the points of joining different spaces. I was not sure what we do with western part of the house so I left it blank.

P.S. Jason I did a site plan and there are two things one good and one bed. Bad thing is there is no mountain at the East and the Eastern hills are too low to copy the angle of the roof from them. The good thing that we apparently have a marvellous vista on the valleys below on the east (the land falls 30 meters lower than the site level and then rises up to a hill range). So, we do have a view but don’t have an angle to copy…

Hey guys, is it ok if I start doing a site plan? I think it may help us to visualise the land profile and to design the envelope of the building. I was thinking of doing it on an A2 1:500 scale just to show the context of the building.

P.P.S Thanks for the Friday. it was enjoyable.:)