CREDITS: 1.00 LU/HSWCourse Description
The course examines a single-family home with a striking design, located in a spectacular natural setting. This elegant yet boldly geometric building has been constructed using materials that underpin its strong architectural identity. The design reveals the close attention the architects have paid to designing a building that caters for residents’ needs as regards comfort, livability, and the usability of spaces, while also responding to the contemporary architecture call for aesthetic innovation. The course describes the new building through images and technical drawings, and provides construction details with explanatory legends and an introductory text.
Learning Objectives – after reading the article and studying the drawings, you will be able to:
- Analyze the floor plan in terms of the usability of spaces achieved through a circulation route offering a series of views that becomes a centerpiece of the whole project.
- Describe how the house is made to become part of its natural landscape, with particular attention to how it follows the natural contours of the land.
- Analyze the materials used, including its sun-shading and finishes, and assess how they contribute to interior comfort levels.
- Analyze the relationship between the interior and exterior, and explain how the house fits into its setting especially thanks to the materials and forms adopted.