EXP 2 

Axonometrics

Original Drawings

 

Concepts

Calatrava:
1. unconfined boundaries, permeable, porous sculptures.
2. challenges conventions.
3. importance of light and shadow throughout different times of day.
4. balancing to appear as though it is defying gravity.
5. reflects his structures (in water) to create illusions that the building is larger than it appears/integrates the building with the landscape.

Kahn:
1. strategically positions architecture in the landscape to remind people of their scale.
2. implies regular volumes with smaller masses subtracted so they look like negative spaces.
3. importance of light through its unconventional use.
4. Limits the openings within the walls to create intermediary spaces.
5. unmeasurable appearances through perception and scale.