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PROJECT 1 : JOURNEY OF THE FIVE SENSES.
Project 1 is an introductory project by which we are required to explore issues of spatial typologies and poetics through simple design exercises. Working in groups of 4-5 students,we are to propose 2 schemes for a Memorial themed ‘journey for the 5 senses’.We are required to design the Memorials in the form of semi-open architecture by using two contrasting spatial types of your choice. There is no specific site for this design work. The story of your Memorial should translate the narrative of events given by our tutor, and it should be informed by precedents studies.
PRECEDENT STUDIES
 Bruder Klaus ChapelLinear memorial precedent study. |  Hagia SophiaConcentric memorial precedent study. |
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LINEAR MEMORIAL
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CONCENTRIC MEMORIAL
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PROJECT 2 : GENIUS LOCI
Society, culture, history, memory and the landscape of a particular place echoes the meaning of that ‘place’, or its ‘genius loci’. These qualities will inform the architectural concept and generators for Project 2. In Project 2, the design brief calls for an architectural response toward the sense of place with a strong engagement and relationship to the site and programmatic requirements.
The first assignment for Project 2 requires an analysis of the site context as a starting point. It is a fundamental need for any design project as it will suggest a series of parameters to suggest architectural solution, one that will be appropriate to the place and its meaning, and contributes to its context. The site needs to be understood, in both intuitive and personal ways, as well as quantitative and measured means. Techniques to record and understand the site are varied, from physical surveys to qualitative aspects of experience and personal interpretation of the place.
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PROJECT 3 : VISITOR INTERPRETIVE CENTRE.
Project 1 introduced and explored the formal and poetic articulation of architecture in a site-less condition. Project 2 established a Design Concept as a driver for architectural development. In Project 3, the design brief calls for an architectural response to design AN INTERPRETIVE CENTRE emphasising a strong engagement and relationship to the site, spatial experiences and programmatic requirements.
The interpretive centre will serve two purposes:
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To provide a physical point of reference with visual significance that keeps alive the culture/history/memory/essence of the site
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To provide accommodation to house and display relevant material and interpretive material for public access and information.
Solutions relying heavily on landscape are encouraged. Visitors should be inspired and informed in ways that somehow express the spirit of the place (genius loci)
