WEEK1 - independent study

Barcelona Pavillion

• The pavillion itself has no real function. Wall partitions are made of both transparent and opaque glass as well as highly polished marble. The low flat roof is supported by delicate metal supports.
• Built from glass, travertine and different kinds of marble. Glass, steel and four different kinds of marble (Roman travertine, green Alpine marble, ancient green marble and golden onyx from the Atlas Mountains) were used for the reconstruction.  - http://travelwithfrankgehry.blogspot.com.au/2008/12/barcelona-pavilion-1929.html

This building has no real function the ability to withstand environmental decay may not be as grounded and stable. The fact that one of the main material used is glass it would eventually crack over 100 years. It may also fall apart as it has delicate metal support. The only part that may be stable is the marble used as partition walls.

Rudin House

• You would think that as a bucket of concrete, with concrete walls is an unfinished work very heavy, but this gives us to understand the importance of the work which in turn is contrasted by the support elements that rise up stilts and a way to lighten its presence in the environment, besides being a platform for the house is not lost on the same appearance and illuminating.
• It is defined as a simple, monolithic construction that allows a connection with nature, as is observed as the water covers the walls and not worn or damaged material from the walls.
• It highlights the use of modern materials such as concrete and as the old adobe presenting the merger past-present-future as they do these architects in their works. - http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/Rudin_House

 The building is raised, this will eventually buckle and the support will decay and the whole building will collapse. The concrete will deteriorate, the windows will crack and the second floor will eventually fall apart.

 

House at Bordeaux

• The combinations of materials recurring stress dualism: the cement is in contrast to the glass and aluminum, creating a fascinating structural ambiguity.
• three floors of a completely different nature and clear visual contrast. the lower ground floor is dug into the rocky hillside and is available in several caves, the plant is in the midst of glass and transparent, and the top floor is divided into several rooms. http://en.wikiarquitectura.com/index.php/House_in_Bordeaux

The building is separated into 3 floors, this will eventually fall apart. The materials glass, cement and aluminium will decay. The aluminium will rot and develop rusting and this will deteriorate eventually. The glass will crack overtime and the cement would also have cracks on them. Trees will grow through the building and roots will destroy the flooring.