Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Model Progress

Here are a couple of images of the model in progress.
First some parts...


Then some assembly...


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3 comments:

Eddie Alvarado said...

Rick,

Nice to see the model, Good luck with representing the glazing. I've been having a heck of a time with adhering the plexiglass to my model. Keep cranking!

September 25, 2007 at 4:36 PM
Amr Raafat said...

Rick,
I thought allot about your building, and if you would I dike to illustrate some of my thoughts:
There is a difference between a centralized BUILDING and a centralized shot ( PERSPECTIVE image of the building).
A too centralized building is NOT wrong, whether its an apple store or a courthouse. In Boston or Baltimore, on Boylston and Dartmouth, or Boylston and Tremont street.
I studies carefully your earlier flow, circulation studies, that started from the site, the street level, perhaps these deep studies told you something unique about this site,
may be it told you that Boylston street flow = Newbury street flow of people through Dartmouth, that's why you trade them equal!!
I think that may work well, with what I just enjoyed reading in your theory thesis when you said:
"It is clear that Organic Architecture must be creatively designed for the unique circumstances of individual project or program".
Whether still your project follows the familiar organic design I know and the one you taught me in your thesis OR your building established a very new direction or very old one, Old is Gold,
I think you almost did a very strong decision by making your building symmetrical, centralized, because it seems you had to take that decision of centralization, but do you have to follow the same rule when you do your perspectives?
on your post dated September 18, 2007 there is a wonderful vertical exterior perspective, a hint, a little hint, for your building, I adore the symmetry if it could show us these effective little hint, but I disagree with symmetry when it show us September 22' post of a typical centralized perspective!!
Now the question, is it really your building? or its a conflict between your building and the camera shots you take for it,
I am saying that because you show us a great camera shot today on September 25 (the last one below), here you took the suitable shot for your building. that serve you well.
lets focus on why you did the building symmetrical. I think this is the key.

The model is very well done, and very impressive. the module in each floor, same as the site, is very informative and gives the building a solid sence of trust.

September 25, 2007 at 5:06 PM
Amr Raafat said...

I forgot to add that
a TOO CENTRALIZED building could be much more succesful than a JUST CENTRAIZED BUILDING

This could be a real success.

Strong design decesions created the architectural history, being (TOO.... something) creates the recognition which is essential to create a landmark or an icon for an apple!

September 25, 2007 at 5:30 PM

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