Concept
behind the project
·
The story behind the
architecture
·
Dystopian realities, utopian
hotels
·
Escape
·
Program: the City hotel is an
exaggerated version of the good points of the city, and the Waiheke hotel is an
exaggerated version of the good points of the island life
·
Some elements however make you
question whether it is all utopian however, or if your day to day life was so
dystopian, e.g. the chaotic rush hour stairs and the fact that you experience
everything during the journey, which is quite beautiful.
Inspiration
(precedent) for the project
Tjabiao Noumea cultural centre
Jean Nouvel’s Institute Arabe
Metabolism
Beijing Bird’s nest
Form
and Spatial qualities of the project
Atmospheres
How the kinematic elements (e.g. times
square screens) affect the space
Light and shadow
The relationship between indoors and
outdoors
·
The Waiheke hotel is mostly
open, apart from the rooms and the plant room, which acts as a reception and
the bridge between the two halves of the hotel
·
The gaps in between the
‘towers’ of the city hotel
Material qualities
Architectonics
How the separate elements of the project
come together
·
How the pieces from the 4
workshops interrelate
·
Connection methods: e.g. on the
plant rooms. How this influence the architecture
Shortcomings
of the project
·
Quality of some of the models:
CNC ghosts and time issues
·
Stairs: too conventional, and
don’t really fit with the rest of our design. Had to design new stairs anyway
for the Waiheke hotel.
Order
of discussion
The concept and site
The city hotel
The Waiheke hotel
The workshop pieces, and how they fit
together
