in Ahmedabad, India has a raised first floor and a hole in the middle providing sunlight into the bottom. While a great building, most of the photographs I've seen do not sell these ideas well. I'm interested in it as a precedent study but would like to find other exampls of raised, "donut", courtyard buildings?
this is a good precedent, but its so badly maintained that it surely does not sell well.
I worked on a permanent exhibit on the first floor some 8-10 years ago, I might still be able to find some drawings.
Thanks sod. I have a copy of Corb's 1910-1960 monograph. It has some decent plans and elevations plus some exterior images. But because the ground floor is not really occupied, I'm wondering if there are other more successful examples of similar building types. (I just didn't want you digging around for old drawings that might not be helpful in the end!)
A co-worker visited the building a few months back and had positive things to say but did report without the ramp "activating" that courtyard space, it would be a pretty banal place.
hmm, the ground floor does not have a set program, but is used quite actively over weekends for communal activities, art events (i attended a few art competitions as a kid there), and folk art exhibitions. Yes the ramp is essential to the layout, but it does function as a good public space.
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The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington DC appears to be a direct riff off Le Corbusier's museum paradigm. Reenactionary architecturism, if you will.
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Also from Gordon Bunshaft, the lower section of Lever House (1950-51).
hey, i've been to the sanskar kendra! that being said it's not a terribly exciting building. probably the least interesting building corb designed in india. though it did house india's kite museum in its lower floor which was very memorable, if not for its architecture.
not really sure what you're getting at with your interest in this typology. lina bo bardi's sao paulo art museum uses stilts to create public space in a compelling manner, but is not a donut.
Thanks jafidler! We are working on a couple of building schemes which raises part of the first floor creating large common spaces below. One in particular has a large aperature in the roof allowing light into this space. So basically as a precedent study, I'm looking for buildings that programatically fit the bill. If I can find some compelling images of sucessful buildings, they may become convincing presentation tools.
hey, one more, john. i've always been fascinated by richard meier's westbeth. one of his first projects, i was lured into the space on a walk through chelsea one day. had no idea where i was or who designed the space and was later surprised to find out it was meier.
Sanskar Kendra
in Ahmedabad, India has a raised first floor and a hole in the middle providing sunlight into the bottom. While a great building, most of the photographs I've seen do not sell these ideas well. I'm interested in it as a precedent study but would like to find other exampls of raised, "donut", courtyard buildings?
this is a good precedent, but its so badly maintained that it surely does not sell well.
I worked on a permanent exhibit on the first floor some 8-10 years ago, I might still be able to find some drawings.
Thanks sod. I have a copy of Corb's 1910-1960 monograph. It has some decent plans and elevations plus some exterior images. But because the ground floor is not really occupied, I'm wondering if there are other more successful examples of similar building types. (I just didn't want you digging around for old drawings that might not be helpful in the end!)
A co-worker visited the building a few months back and had positive things to say but did report without the ramp "activating" that courtyard space, it would be a pretty banal place.
hmm, the ground floor does not have a set program, but is used quite actively over weekends for communal activities, art events (i attended a few art competitions as a kid there), and folk art exhibitions. Yes the ramp is essential to the layout, but it does function as a good public space.
The Hirshhorn Museum in Washington DC appears to be a direct riff off Le Corbusier's museum paradigm. Reenactionary architecturism, if you will.
Also from Gordon Bunshaft, the lower section of Lever House (1950-51).
Thanks Bourgeois!
hey, i've been to the sanskar kendra! that being said it's not a terribly exciting building. probably the least interesting building corb designed in india. though it did house india's kite museum in its lower floor which was very memorable, if not for its architecture.
not really sure what you're getting at with your interest in this typology. lina bo bardi's sao paulo art museum uses stilts to create public space in a compelling manner, but is not a donut.
Thanks jafidler! We are working on a couple of building schemes which raises part of the first floor creating large common spaces below. One in particular has a large aperature in the roof allowing light into this space. So basically as a precedent study, I'm looking for buildings that programatically fit the bill. If I can find some compelling images of sucessful buildings, they may become convincing presentation tools.
yeah, lever house was the first thing that came to my mind too
hey, one more, john. i've always been fascinated by richard meier's westbeth. one of his first projects, i was lured into the space on a walk through chelsea one day. had no idea where i was or who designed the space and was later surprised to find out it was meier.
Thanks again jafidler. I love how you used the word lured. That's quite a complement.
you might be interested in my college dorm
actually asu has a lot of these 'donut buildings' as they are appropriate to the desert climate.
that hammock has my name on it
Swiss Pavilion by LeCorbusier
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