Equilb

Subject: Design Studio 1
Semester: 3
Title: Spaces within the tree

This is my final assignment for design studio 1. I could say this is the hardest design i ever did... Actually my initial idea is not like this at all. My very first idea is to build a house with curvy lines which create some kind of floating rhythm around. But then i had being challenge by my tutor with a word "NO CURVE for daphne!" after i show him what i wanted to do at first. ok FINE! I am not afraid of your challenge at all sir, i will show you that i am not a CURVE girl, and i can do WELL with BOXES too!

At last, i DID came out with a house that is TOTALLY NO CURVE at all! A proof and also a great apportunity for me to test out my limits! and here we are~

~Equilb~

The concept of cubicle form were formed according to Yanni’s personal characteristic. Yanni is a person that loves neatness and simplicity in life, and this could be found through his physical appearance. He shows up at his concerts dressed in neat white or black outfits. This is the inspiration for the cubicle form concept; the cube is the prime basic form among all geometrical shapes and also the simplest structure for all buildings. Black and white cubes are chosen to reflect Yanni’s favorite colors. It is being arranged in the way where both cube were joint together at the edge to create an accent in how emotional of two simple cube could be. It is being arranged in such a way that both cubes were joined together to accentuate the effects of the merging of two simple cubes to become a unique structure. Besides, the base cube was arranged to stand with its vertices to magnify its mood and strength. With a dash of some simple texture, it ultimately reveals an extravagant result. There is no column at the exterior of the building which gives a precarious thought when looking at it at a glance. This is what inspired me to name it “The Equilb”, from the English word equilibrium. It balances up in equilibrium with the earth’s gravity to eliminate the insecure felling from its first glance look. Yanni react sensitively towards his music and life. Due to the limits of volume given for this design, a water platform was chosen to be added in to create a sense of tranquility and sensitivity. It could be a better way to portray Yanni’s love for the ocean, which reminds him of his youth, his passion, and his memories of the young Yanni. On the other hand, the water platform could be use to create reflections on the water. Especially early in the morning where the sun just rise up, it maximize the colours around the building perfectly.

side view

techtonic openings (windows)

Transparensy Staircase
natural lighting straight down to living hall
montage with sunrise

Finally, i would like to thank you Sir, thankyou for bring us to our nightmare, and thankyou for showing us what do HELL looks like. From there i learn to observe especially little details that i should noticed and care about and think OUT OF THE BOX! From there i learnt more about myself as well. ^^

“Music is an incredibly direct language. It bypasses language and logic, and speaks directly to your soul."

Yanni