Project 2 - Week 1

First Sketchup Model

Axonometrics

"I have a strange, innate sense for space. I dream a house and then I have it in my head" - Jorn Utzon

Additive Architecture

The following set of axonometrics is inspired by the concept of "additive architecture" - a method of design used by Jorn Utzon in which, as the building progresses, forms are added to the building or structure, whether it be for aesthetic or structure. This was a concept used in the construction of the Sydney Opera House.

Nature

The next set of axonometrics is based on one of Jorn Utzons sources of inspiration - nature, and the concept that buildings should fit into their surroundings. The axonometrics display nature in the way the forms fit together.

"The architects gift to society is to bring joy to the people, from the surroundings he creates" - Jorn Utzon.

Growth

Just like Jorn Utzon was inspired by nature itself, he was also inspired by the growth of nature, and so this was another concept he followed. Just like that, I used this concept to inspire my axonometrics, where the forms "grow".

Mayan Ruins - Elevation

Another concept followed by Jorn Utzon was the architectural style followed by the Mayans, in which they would build high structures so that people could be elevated and experience life from a higher point. The following set of axonometrics follow this concept, and I chose to stack these forms, just as the Mayans "stacked" large forms on each other.

"The structure and key geometry expresses the logic of the building" - Jorn Utzon

Frank Lloyd Wright - Usonian Architecture

Jorn Utzon found inspiration in the works of Frank Lloyd Wright, especially those of the Usonian Architecture style. I used the structure of those buildings as inspiration for the next couple of axonometrics sets. I especially found inspiration in how those houses have car port and therefore both of the following sets have tunnel like elements in them.