Ideas for Assignment 2 & 3

As a result of my first assignment taking a turn to a new concept of surface & wave like formations, I have chosen Site One -The Toaster. This site allows incorporation of the aspect of topography and organic surface textures in the building design, as it draws emphasis on the parkland behind the site and the harbour at the foreground of the site.

Aspect of Design: The topography and surface texture of organic formations.

Aspects of Complex Geometry: Water Surface/ Wave formation. The formation of a peaked waves- cone like shapes. Essentially my final concept will be building with a roof that resembles the wave formation with different peaks. This allows the building to resemble the parkland as well as the harbour. The gap between each wave form will allow interesting natural lighting effects.

Inspirations: Frank Gehry: Hotel Marque de Riscal-

The building itself appears as a series of wave like surfaces layered over each other, held up by a series of posts. The building is lifted above the site on columns, creating a small entry plaza beneath the building itself and providing breathtaking views of the vineyards, the San Andres Church, and the surrounding town and region from each of the areas located in the upper levels of the building.

Benjamin Ball & Gaston Nogues:

A temporary constructions that filled Rodeo Drive, created spectacle, and honored the materiality of Gehry's early work. Designers Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues developed a new manufacturing process using corrugated cardboard to create voluptuous curved walls, furniture, and bars. They were inspired by the process and material Gehry employed in his legendary "Easy Edges" furniture of the 1970's.