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Assignment 04.2 Vertical Circulation

Objective: Analysing the spatial qualities of vertical circulation
Keywords: Spatial experience, ramp,slope, hill, rise, ascent, slant, inclination, stairs, steps, stages, vertical, oblique

            In this assignment, I analyse choosed vertical circulation designs. While I analysing these vertical circulations i focus on their physical, structural and material qualities and their effects on whole of the designs.
            After that I pick three of them and made detail models which have 1/10 scales. Also there is limitation about usage of material. I can not use more than 2 different materials for each of the models.

Vertical Circulation Projects

    • Next Architects, Folly, Netherlands, 2013
    • Drmm, Endless Stairs, London, 2013.
    • Morphosis Architects, The Cooper Union, New York, 2006.
    • Ifat Finkelman + Deborah Warschawski , The Youth Wing for Art Education Entrance Courtyard, Israel, 2014.
    • Enota, Promenada, Slovenia, 2014. 
    • Colectivo Urbano, Carpa Olivera, Mexico, 2015. Foreign Office Architects (FOA), 
    • Yokohama International Passenger Terminal , 2002. 
    • Oscar Niemeyer, Latin America Memorial, Brazil, 1989. 
    • BIG, Maritime Youth House, 2004. 
    • EAA, Sancaklar Mosque, İstanbul, 2014.
    • Steven Holl Architects, Nanjing Sifang Art Museum, China, 2011
    • Sou Fujimoto , 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion , London, 2013. 
    • Li Xiaodong, Liyuan Library, Beijing, China, 2011. 
    • OMA, Maison a Bordeaux, France, 1998. 
    • Berthold Lubetkin, Penguin Pool, London, UK, 1934.
    • Can Aker, Ayşen Savaş, Onur Yüncü, Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum, Ankara, 2015.
 *Bold ones are choose by me to make detail model.


Drmm, Endless Stairs, London, 2013.



 Ifat Finkelman + Deborah Warschawski , The Youth Wing for Art Education Entrance Courtyard, Israel, 2014.




Li Xiaodong, Liyuan Library, Beijing, China, 2011. 

 

 


 

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