PROJECT 1 PHASE 1
Sunny Nutthida Tantivanich
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Didatic DNA
DNA : Glasgow School of Art
Architect : Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Location : Glasgow, Scotland
WHOLE
The building itself was influenced by Scottish baronial architecture - a castle-like architecture, second an Art nouveau decoration - a botanical and geometric motifs in the iron work, tiles and details, lastly the building was composed of modern materials and techniques - a large, industrial, braced windows.
The plan of the building is an ‘E’ shape. It has corridors along the spine which link large art studios at the street side and smaller extra rooms, staircase and offices attached at the back side of the building.
PART
The Library
The part I choose was library. The finest art nouveau library in the world. It was located on the west of the building. A two story volume with a mezzanine overlooking the first floor. A dark wood structure supports the mezzanine and ceiling. The ceiling was hung by two large concrete beams with metal hook. Furnished with colourful balcony and stained glass.
DETAILS
Furniture
The furniture were all designed with art nouveau motifs, polychrome paint and metal details.
SAME ARCHITECT DIFFERENT WORK
WHOLE
Scottish Street School Museum
A Scottish Street School Museum - A museum that contains about Scottish education. Share the same style as Glasgow School of Art such as Scottish Baronial Style the conical shape towers host two main entrances separated boy and girl. A long corridor was placed at the middle of the building. with classrooms at the rear. The building was fully furnished with large windows.
PART
The Willow Tea Room
The Tea Room that is an oasis in the city center. The decoration of the different rooms was themed: light for feminine, dark for masculine. The ladies' tea room at the front was white, silver, purple and rose. An external facade has decorative motifs bowed windows at front. The second floor shared the same function as the Library. A large void at the center with white wooden pillars.
DETAILS
House for an Art Lover
The furniture in the house was extravaganza in white,rose,violet and green with metallic silver and gold. Rose motifs was everywhere in the house, on the piano, the walls and stained glass on the door panels.
SIMILAR WORK DIFFERENT ARCHITECT
WHOLE
Hardwick Hall
Architect: Bess of Hardwick, Robert Smythson
Style : Elizabethan Architecture
Location : Shrewsbury, UK
A very first building in UK that was designed by Architect. The plan was in 'H' shape with long corridor in the middle of the block. Then attached with masses volume blocks at the wing of the building. It was constructed with more glass than wall like Mackintosh's works.
PART
Hotel van Eetvelde
Architect : Victor Horta
Style : Art Nouveau
Location : Brussel, Belgium
The interior, furnished iron columns rises around the room, culminating in a dome of stained glass. The light comes through the glazed ceiling onto iron pillars reinforced with botanically-inspired ornamentation. Patterns in the stained glass give the top of each column fans out like a palm frond. With large octagon void at the center like the library and the tearoom.
DETAILS
Cauchie House
Architect : Paul Cauchie
Style : Art Nouveau
Location : Brussels, Belgium
It was the influence of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the Glasgow School of Art. A geometric decoration in light colors and gold similar to the facade.
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