LOCATION and PLACE:
SPACE:
It’s contemporary bc is continuos and new concept of free section (deforming and twisting the horizontal plane in the same level so it creates different heights like inter-levels). We have 2 examples:
FUNCTION:
Organic (adaptes to our needs and is in harmony with our activities) and moralistic functionalism (concerned for the aesthetics and beauty, both interior and exterior). It’s a bridge that connects 2 points over a river.
Not mechanical (industrial revolution; beauty came linked to the mechanical efficiency).
inside gallery
FORM:
it’s like an empty beam (rectangle) twisted by the middle. As this is a simple and only building, it doest have some of the characteristics below (group characteristics or for more complex projects):
Unit:
as this is a single unit, it’s easy to see that nothing can be added or removed:
Centrality:
the focal center, the main room, not the geometric/physical center:
main corridor & twisted walls
Limit & contrast:
the edge of the elements were there’s a change; the change would be between the contour of the white building and the nature with the river and sky.
nature vs. building and angular vs. curved shapes
Light:
white reflects the light inside and makes it bright. Several windows that allows natural light:
glass staircase windows
Color and texture:
edge (from the rectangular pieces of the façade) and soft (from glass surfaces):
white silver transparent