This studio is divided into two exercises based on precedents analysis, allowing students to explore different readings of existing projects and developing their findings into articulate spatial implementations.
For the first exercise, students are asked to read into canonical precedents and deduct architectural guidelines that would help them develop their own place for doing. The first part of the exercise consists of a discussion around spatial properties notably notions of scale, light, impact and circulation. Students are then asked to design a space of 50 sqm for an activity of their choice. Their findings are translated into thought-of volumes where circulation, layout and spatial relationships are the center focus.
The introduction of exercise two revolves around subjectively defining what a feel-good space is and consequently choosing a relevant precedent. The aim is to create spatial conditions generated by a personal intention. Once the position is defined, it is pushed forward to design a clear architectural parti. The students are then assigned different Ground Floor plots to make way for strategic responses to varied site conditions. The design process focuses on spatial systems, programmatic insertions and architectural articulations: circulation, scale, heights, proportions, rhythm, composition, materiality, lighting and textures. The projects are further developed into fully-fledged interventions and blown up at scale 1:20 making sure the design intention is understood through all scales.