MODEL: final submission.

model material: balsa wood (1mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 5mm)
adhesive: PVA glue.
tools of the trade: stanley knife, working blade, metal ruler, cutting board, pencil, eraser, set square, protractor, bare hands.
site material: MDF board, 12mm.

POCHE: ground floor, first floor and section.

Poche renderings of light flow through the house.

Ground floor.

First floor.

Section.

PARTI: plans and section.

model: work in progress, part four.

Final touches have been added to the model - rooves and rafters, poles, additions to the middle courtyard and external walls. Site base: 12mm MDF board, untouched.

model: work in progress, part three.

All internal spaces, exterior facades, adjoining walls and parts of the roof structure are now visible.

model: work in progress, part two.

The little bits and pieces are slowly coming together to form a distinguishable building.

model: work in progress, part one.

model material: balsa wood (1mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3.5mm, 5mm)
adhesive: PVA glue.
tools of the trade: stanley knife, working blade, metal ruler, cutting board, pencil, eraser, set square, protractor, bare hands.
site material: MDF board, 12mm.

parti: ground floor, at second glance.

the building is very streamlined. movement is centralised within the courtyards (the heart of the building).

parti: ground floor; first impressions.

a large part of the circulation and spacial movement is centered around the courtyards and axis of the building.

house for dr. bartholomeusz.

fig 1. section and floor plans.

fig 2. entrance.

fig 3. middle courtyard with water feature.

architect: geoffrey bawa
location: colombo, sri lanka
date: 1961 - 1963
building type: it was once a private residence, now it is a commercial office complex.
key features: courtyards; narrow, lengthy floor plan layout.

image source: archnet.

project one.

design studio.

Tutor: Rodrigo de Mello.