Design 3 project 1 phase 3: Fraternal Twins by Suppanut Tantraporn

FRATERNAL TWINS

   Due to the previous project of design project 1, the case study has been developed from its identity or DNA from building into different ideally output ex. toy. 

Stepping into the last phase, the task is to use the same method of decoding DNA into a building which has a shared identity.

   

   My case study was Zollverein School by SANAA, a cuboid structural building with a punctured facade. The new building that I produce has shared the identity of the cuboid structure with continuity of facade but in the different appearance. 

While the case study has a continuity of window arrangement on the facade, the new building has been designed to use a continuity of curvature on the facade and reflective material to reflect surrounding areas and harmonize itself into the landscape of Essen.

LOCATION MAP AND MASTER PLAN

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   This new and old building have a coordinated program that supports each other by following the master plan of Zeche Zollverein by OMA. 

While the nearby area is full of art and design studio, which produce the institution of Zollverein School, the new school cooperate with Art of music that establishes a new strand of art in this area.

PROGRESS COLLECTION

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ISOMETRIC AND PLAN VIEW

   

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   While the case study is outstanding in the use of windows that allows the light exposure from an exterior in every side of the facade, the new building is promoted the use of shadow and solid wall that the case study had dismissed. 

The programs of the new building will be differentiated by the new definition of proposing darkness into a cuboid shape of building while the floor that still allows the light exposure keep kind of similar programs from the old building.

FACADE TREATMENT

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   Because of the identity of the old building, the new building has kept the same DNA by promoting the continuity. This leads me to study on the treatment of a facade and the outcome is that 4 layers of the facade have been produced, which are: curvy reflective acrylic, structural skeleton, stairway, and inner shell; which are concrete and glass surface.

SECTION CUT OF NEW BUILDING

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   The new program will be mainly followed the old program by the room that allows the light exposure in, which are library, lecture room, cafe, lobby, and office, while the new programs in the dark room, and also soundproofing, are mainly for musical purpose, for example, music practice room, concert hall, and recession for musicians.

ATMOSPHERIC REPRESENTATION

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Suppanut Tantraporn Project 1 Phase 1: Didactic DNA

Project 1 Phase 1

Didactic DNA

   Zollverein school, Essen, Germany, was built near the Zollverein coalmine industrial complex. It was the European route of industrial heritage and inscribed as UNESCO list of world heritage sites in December 14th, 2001. Since the simplicity of suburban of Essen with the massive scale of factory, Zollverein was built to reflect to its environment with an almost perfect cubic shape with 35x35x34 meters size with a simple material as concrete.

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   This project is to decode the hidden DNA from the case study, whether from its whole, part, or detail. Zollverein School of management and design was designed by SANAA in 2002 and finished constructing in 2006. It has a varying heights and facade positions, intended to diverge each spaces to be flexible in usability. The main purpose of each spaces are, for example, solarium, office, library, workshop, studio, and hall.

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   The DNA that I chose to decode it from the building was its spatial continuity. Inside, the building only enclosed each spaces by the glass wall which makes the whole interior spacious and luminous from a transparency of glass wall and natural light that comes through the facade. One part from the G floor that I saw its obvious DNA is conference room that it has a glass enclose, while this room need darkness to project the light to the screen. at the front. While requiring darkness, they can adjust a curtain so that the room is perfectly dark, temporarily change the aspect of spatial continuity.

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   In details, the facade is a key to vary each purposes of space, partakes in partition along with glass wall and creates spatial continuity.

                

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   The another building that I found the same DNA from SANAA design was Rolex learning center which the building varies the heights along the horizontal line, undulated the roof and ground together with the curve of slope site without dominating it. The building is border-less that there is no enclose inside the interior, The only elements that diverge the spaces are height and ladders. Though, spatial continuity is obvious inside this space.

            

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   The other 3 from the different architects are Kanagawa Institute by Junya Ishigami, House N by Sou Fujimoto, and Tama Art University Library by Toyo Ito. Each one has its own strong aspect in spatial continuity as, first, Kanagawa Institute, is not absolutely border-less but viewer can look through the whole building without disruption as pole is the only thing that separate each parts for multipurpose utilities.

   Second, House N, has 3 shells cover from Larger to smaller scale. Each shells have a void on each facades. Each of voids are partly connected to the other, so that each spaces are connected by the eyesight.

   Third, Tama Art University Library, has an arc to divides each parts of space, also uses for structural support. While looking though the building, the furniture, such as bookshelves, working table, and chairs lead the viewer eyes through the building, giving the sense of individual character and visual as sparial continuity as well.