Artist Retreat

Project 2 An Artist Retreat Introduction

 

Project 2 required us familiarising ourselves with Namibia, its climate, rainfall and other weather conditions. We were required to design a artist retreat for Willie Bester. He is "regarded as one of South Africa's most important resistance artists". Climatic conditions of the environment had to be taken into consideration while designing.  It had to be less than 80m² and sustainable.

PRECEDENT STUDY 1: THE WEAVERS NEST

(WESTERN CAPE)

BY SONTJA PETRUS SPAMER ARCHITECTS

- HIGH SEELINGS FOR RISING HEAT

-SLIDING SHUTTER SYSTEM FOR NATURAL
LIGHT CONTROL

-LARGE GLAZING FOR EXTERIOR VIEWS
 COMBINING INSIDE WITH OUTSIDE

-STEEL FRAMED STRUCTURE WITH
CONCRETE INFILL PANNELS

-BLENDING IN WITH NATURE WITH THE
USE OF NATURAL MATERIALS

-LIFTED OF THE GROUND TO PROTECT
AGAINST RISING MOIST FROM ANIMALS

-CENTURAL CURCULATION AXIS FOR EASY
MOVEMENT

-USE OF TIMBER AS A NATURAL ELEMENT
TO COMBINE BUILDING WITH SITUATED
CONTEXT

-SMALL COMPACT DESIGN

PRECEDENT STUDY 2: FALLINGWATER

FRANK LIOYD WRIGHT

-HORIZONTAL ELEMENTS COMPLIMANTING

VERTICAL ELEMENTS

-LARGE OVERHANGS CANTILEVERS
FOR MAXIMUM USE OF SITE CONTEXT

-NATURAL MATERIALS USED TO BLEND
IN WITH NATURE
-DESIGNED ACCORDING TO SITE CONTEXT;
TOPOGRAPHY

-LARGE ; WIDE GLAZED AREAS FOR
COMBINING NATURE WITH HOME

-WIDE STONE WALS SERVES AS A
STRUCTURAL ANCHOR FOR BUILDING

PROPOSED DESIGN CONCEPT GENERATORS ; IDEAS:


-LAYERING OF SHAPES LIKE WILLIE
BESTER IN PAINTINGS
-LAREGE OVERHANGS FOR MAXIMUM
SUN CONTROL; PROTECTION
-SLIDING LOUVRE SYSTEM FOR SUN
CONTROL
-NATURAL MATERIALS FOR GREEN
DESIGN ; BLENDING IN


-HIGH CEILINGS FOR MAXIMUM HEAD
ROOM ; RISING HEAT TO KEEP
BUILDING COOL
-CENTRAL CURCULATION SYSTEM
FOR MAXIMUM COMFORT IN
MOVEMENT
-STRUCTURAL SLATE SENTRAL WALL
TO SERVE AS STRUCTURAL ANCHOR
-VERTICAL STRUCTURAL WALL ALSO
COMPLIMANTS HORIZONTAL ROOFS
ASPECTS OF DESIGN
-CENTRAL STRUCTURAL SPIRAL
STAIRCASE TO SERVE AS CONECTION
BETWEEN VARIOUS LEVELS & AS A
SUCKTION MECHANISM TO SUCK HOT
AIR OUT OF BOTH LEVELS DURING HOT
TIMES
-ALL ROOFS SLOPE TO THE CENTRAL
STRUCTURAL WALL WITCH IS THEN
CHANNELED TO THE WATER TANKS


-WATER FEATURES & OVERFLOWS TO
GIVE COOL SPRAY WHEN ENTERING
THE STRUCTURE

-BUILDING TO BE CUT & FILLED
INTO SITE FOR TEMPRETURE
REASONS & TO USE SITE CONTEXT

-NATURAL MATERIALS USED TO
IMPROVE BLENDING IN WITH SITE

- LARGE GLAZING SYSTEM FOR
MAXIMUM USE OF NATURAL LIGHT

-SEPERATE PRIVATE & PUBLIC
SPACES TO ENHANCE BUILDINGS
COMFORT & MOVEMENT

-EACH ROOM HAS A UNIQUE FEELING
; FEATURE TO IMPROVE EXPERIENCE
IN DESIGN

FINAL PRESENTATION

FINAL PRESENTATION RESUBMISSION

 

 MODEL PHOTO'S

CONCEPT MODEL 1

CONCEPT MODEL 2 

FINAL CONCEPT MODEL