Opus Entry Week 2

Illuminate is a word that has been used frequently this week. Our new studio project is a place to dine and the study of light was a major part of my project. Whether it be natural or artificial, light is one thing that can make a room. Roth reflects upon this "Because our visual pleasure in architecture arises from our perception of it, we must start by considering how the human eye and mind receive and interpret the visual data of architectural experience" (Roth 67). Aiding the eye to perceive a space is illumination through light shaping the space.

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Idioms are misinterpreted. Studying stone henge I came to the understanding that culture develops a purpose that needs to be taken out of context to understand. "What was it for? The effort of many generations, extended over so many centuries, was undertaken for some compelling purpose." (Roth 173) The purpose of Stonehenge is interpreted many ways. One being a burial site. One recurring idiom is you can't have your cake, and eat it too. In other words don't expect everything including perfection. Like stone henge we are left with this magnificent wonder, with a story behind it. A story we might not ever know.
http://archaeologydigs.blogspot.com/2005/09/stonehenge-mysteries-explored_18.html

Commodity Firmness and Delight are elements I view in each project I design. Including my manifesto project which was our interpretation of design. My manifesto was an intricate detailed ornamentation of how design affects my thought process. My inspiration is the Baroque and Victorian movements, and my manifesto was modeled in this detailed style. “In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The end is to build well. Well-building hath three conditions: Commoditie, Firmeness, and Delight.” Sir Henry Wotten, The Elements of Architecture, 1624 ( Roth 11) In the end a well built design is something that reflects my style and puts fourth my best effort.

Material relates to my materials class. On Thursday we visited the building site for My Sisters’ House. I was introduced to a new sustainable insulation which is filled with concrete. On site Robert taught the class about the pricing of a commercial build including materials, labor and permits required. Another study of materials was during my studio class. Our first project is to design a place to dine. For the past week I have been studying different types of wood to design my table and my side buffet table. Material must be studied in every case relating to weather and usable functions. Roth mentions "The dwellings were preserved because they were covered by a landslide incorporating clay, which sealed the building remains and prevented oxygen from getting to the wood, leather, and fiber materials, thereby thwarting their decomposition" (Roth 159) Even 5000 years ago humans were studying material and how it could be protected. We are now developing the technology to build out of any types of material, however material study is the most important step of a project.

Models of table and side buffet table are designed for my studio project a place to dine...