ARCH1201- Group Model Progress

Commencement of roof construction (with rafters)

Sectional model without roof and surrounding walls

Working area (Living quarter)

Bits & pieces of the model (Day 1)

ARCH1201- Inspiration from Bawa Drawing

Project: Jayawardena House, Mirrisa, Sri Lanka
Architect: Geoffrey Bawa

This beautiful drawing demonstrates the precision and amount of care Bawa takes in his drawings. The use of different line-weights, and rendering for materiality is something which I will experiment with in my own poche drawings.

ARCH1201- Week 2 Poche Renderings

ARCH1201- Week 2 Parti Diagrams

The "Embodied Idea"

KEY THEMES: VISION, TRANSITION, FLOW (CIRCULATION)

Vision (Courtyard views)

The living/occupied areas (in black) are spaced out in between the courtyards. There are potential views into the courtyard from each of these. Bawa did this with the intention of making the occupant feel connected to the landscape and surroundings.

Flow (Circulation)

Circulation flow in this building follows a main stream, and is branched out to other areas through small openings, doorways and open spaces.

Transition

The transition between courtyard and interior is important, as it defines the layout of the building. As one moves along the house, they go through areas of the courtyard, and proceed to the living area. This pattern continues for the length of the building.

ARCH1201- Week 1 Poche Drafts

po·ché [poh-shey]

–noun

the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.

Origin:
Of pocher; to make a rough sketch, poach.

"To blacken the solid parts of a plan to indicate the thickness/thinness of a building envelope so that the 'carved' out cavities of the building is shown; also shows the scale of a room in relation to the human body, the proportion, and the texture of the spaces." (ARCH1201 2010 Course Outline)

First Floor Plan

Ground Floor Plan

Section

ARCH1201- Week 1 Parti Drafts

par·ti /pɑrˈti, ˈpɑrti/ Show Spelled[pahr-tee, pahr-tee]

 – noun Architecture

the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.

Origin:
1805–15; partir: to part.

"Outlines the essence of spatial organization of a building plan, and is likely to assist reaching an understanding of the building as a pattern; we may call parti the scheme." (ARCH1201 2010 Course Outline)

ARCH1201- Artifice

House for Dr Bartholomeusz
Architect: Geoffrey Bawa
Client: Edwards, Ried & Begg
Date: 1961-1963

Plans & Sections

Middle of Courtyard

Pool in the centre of the courtyard

Offices

Street Facing Facade