EXP 2 CONCEPTS / LE CORBUSIER & SERVO STOCKHOLM

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PROJECT 2 INFORMATION BACKGROUND

Light Rail is coming to UNSW. There will be two stops at the Kensington campus; the Lower Campus stop on Anzac Parade will be located adjacent to the main pedestrian entrance at ‘University Mall’. Choose an architectural concept that was created, developed or challenged by each of the two Architects chosen by your tutor. Use one of these concepts to create a light rail stop that addresses one of the following three themes 1) technology, 2) sustainability, 3) the multicultural students and staff who study or work at UNSW. Use the second concept to help situate the light rail stop within its urban context.

ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPTS

Le Corbusier

CONCEPTS

  1. Modernism: Le Corbusiers architecture consists of geometric, simplistic structures which emphasise form over embellishment.
  2. Horizon and Infinity: There is a strong relationship between outside and inside environments. Corbusier’s architecture emphasises the horizon, as he once said “The work is not made only of itself: the outside exists”. 
  3. The Occupant: Le Corbusier’s Architecture consists of a series of folding views which encompass and celebrate the movements of the body. 
  4. Structure: He raises buildings on “pilotis,” freeing the walls of their structural function. The structure features flat roofs with roof gardens, replacing the ground space that is occupied by the building.
  5. Light: The horizontal ribbon window that wraps around his buildings lights rooms evenly and re-emphasises the horizon. 

  

Servo Stockholm

CONCEPTS


  1. Technology: Integrating synthetic ecologies with shifting material states and electronic information infrastructures.
  2. The Organic: Use of biomimicry; many of Servo's designs feature organic facades and structural elements. They not only use biomimicry as inspiration for aesthetics but also function, such as ventilation and shading systems.
  3. Form: The detailed technological elements are arranged harmoniously to construct indoor and outdoor environments. 
  4. Relationships between the physical and technological: spatial interface between physical structures and global information flows.
  5. Unconventional Combinations: Combining complex technologies with analogue materials and techniques of fabrication to create unique aesthetic and functional qualities. 



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