Arch1202 Design Studio 4
Project 4   parramatta theatre:

model:

ARCH1202 Project 3 part 1： conceptual Idea

ARCH1202 Project 1

ARCH1202 Design 4 project 2

The Finnish architect Alvar Aalto completed Saynatsalo Town Hall in 1952. The building itself is an elevated courtyard plan with two main entrances up to the interior: a formal series of steps made of granite to the east, and another set of grass terraces on the western end. The site, sloping upward to the north, allows for a series of inhabitable levels. On the ground floors are parts of the library and other various municipalities for use by the townspeople. Ascending further upward, one finds a grass courtyard punctuated by various brick or clay tube patios, as well as a sunken pool of water, ready to cool off your feet. Most of the circulation for the above-ground offices is done behind the glass areas around the courtyard, avoding the need for dark corridors. By going up even further via a set of stairs to the east, you can reach the council chamber and view the spider-like wooden roof trusses in the ceiling.

Program+

                      

                    private and public through light

                    Detail

                   circulation and structure

Model

Frank Gehry House redrawing and analysis