Thursday, 12 September 2013

Week 7 Tutorial

Santiago Calatrava research




Born:  July 28, 1951, in Valencia, Spain

Married

4 Children – lives with wife and daughter – three sons live in separate houses next door

He has degrees in both architecture and Civil Engineering.
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      Opened an architectural firm in Zürich, Switzerland, Calatrava Valls S.A
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     Also works with sculptures, has had some exhibitions that included both sculpture and 
a    Architecture
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     Calatrava's early career was largely dedicated to bridges and railway stations,
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          Has come under criticism for overpricing bridges


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Brief

Calatrava has spent much of his time working on his architecture. His work is very sculptural, which is reflected Calatravas love for art making, having several exhibitions. Design a house for Calatrava along with his wife and 4 children (3 sons and 1 daughter) that reflect and encompass similar elements of his Architecture.

Spaces Required

-          Master bedroom
-          Ensuite
-          3 bedrooms
-          Living room
-          Lounge room
-          Kitchen
-          Studio / workshop / office
-          Laundry
-          Guest bathroom

Deliverables

-          Annotated Floor plans of each level
-          Annotated Elevations
-          Section
-          Schedule of spaces
-          Weekly update
-          Animation

-          Calculations

Sunday, 8 September 2013

Assignment 1

Dropbox links

Sketchup: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovw9ilugmvtncw9/z3466199_ARCH1390_assignment01.skp

PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4uhwszkzo8vkj9q/ARCH1390_2013_z3466199_Assignment1.pdf

video link (incase the embedding doesn't work): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-fP22dXgko&feature=youtu.be