Project 1.1 Didactic DNA Nithikorn Seangkeaw

PROJECT 1.1 DIDACTIC DNA

NITHIKORN SEANGKEAW

INSTRUCTOR : YARINDA BUNNAG

Center of Architecture & Environment, Kent state university 

Ohio, USA

By Weiss Manfredi.

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PART 1 

 Case study : Center of Architecture & Environment

WHOLE

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- Center of Architecture & Environment is in the Kent state Campus which located near the entrance

  of the University as you can see in the diagram above. Purpose of the University is to create an  iconic building of the university and also be as the gateway from city to the campus.

- This diagram is to show formal development, all circulation, programs and also facade development of this building

- This building have one big atrium which connected second and forth floor together and as it shown in the diagram above

- The idea of the architect is to engage the ground floor to the city and create connected atrium which become the main circulation of this building.

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PART

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- This part of the building is a long set of stair which connected second floor and forth floor together

as you can see the section above.

-This part work as one big multipurpose atrium ( studio, critique room , public space )  and also open to the environment surrounded.

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DETAIL

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- This part of the building is the library which connected to the ground and open to the

entrance of the campus.

- This library have 2 floors but the second floor of the library is not the second floor

of  whole building.

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PART 2

 Comparing Center of Architecture & Environment, Kent state university  to another building by Weiss Manfredi

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Smith college campus center

similarities: connects adjacent program by circulation

differences: different shape of stair, no transparent facade 

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Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology

similarities: connects adjacent program by circulation,  transparent facade 

differences: different shape of stair, not main circulation of the building

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Barnard college diana center

similarities: one big atrium,  transparent facade 

differences:  not main circulation of the building, stair is not connect to the ajacent program

                                         

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                                                                         PART 3

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Milstein hall

similarities: one big atrium,  stair is main circulation stair  which connect to the adjacent program

differences:   no tranparent facade

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Seattle public library

similarities: one big atrium, escalator is main circulation stair  which connect to the adjacent program

differences:   no tranparent facade near the stair

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Villa vpro

similarities: one big atrium,stair is main circulation stair  which connect to the adjacent program

differences:   no tranparent facade