FOLIE TO BUILDING- Some Redesign

Several large pieces of assessment in other subjects have prevented a lot of work on this over the last week. This is reflected in the lack of posts.

However, some gradual redesign in the light of feedback from the last tutorial. Mostly, the building has been enlarged from one storey to three and the structure made lighter. There is more irregular space and the envelope has been sculpted more. The skillion roof has been replaced with an undulating design that is far from finalized.

This redesign was done with tracing paper minutes after the tutor's feedback. In response to his comments I have tried to lighten the structure and reflect the idea of a "tree house" a bit more. Perhaps a bit too literally, in fact. But the idea of more levels has already taken hold, and access by tubular lifts has been included. Both these elements are retained in the current design.

This design is anything but finished. Details adapting each space to their respective uses are still lacking and undecided; the interior still needs to refined and made less generic. However, I am satisfied that the envelope and basic concept of the building are settled.

these are experiments in a new roof line. The idea was to create a top level with ahighly undulating roof. The folds in the roof would create seperate rooms for study. However, this roof concept was abandoned in favour of a completely open and circulat top floor plan.

A new section and the roof is already being flattened a bit. The space and access requirements of the undulating roof became apparant in section. However, I have not yet abandoned the idea and will be looking for ways to make it work in the final.



More developed section that looks more like the current idea. However, it appears that the skillion roof has crept back in, although in elevation the roofline undulates. Current thinking is to reintroduce the compartments on the top floor but remove the slope from the roof, solving some access problems and providing more usable space.