Final documentation and reflection

Final reflection

Name: Contoured echoing

Design approach and central concept:

Design a model that would have two different uses in it – parkour training and normal inhabitation

Design approach A: component model, continuing analysis of the site, focusing on the misaligning offsets of rows of bricks and switching axis to create new corners; also components themselves and their configuration resulted in slices of space;

Design approach B: relief model from the analysis of the building; contoured exaggeration of the offset of bricks; coming up with a hierarchy of spaces based on different facades of the site

Hybridization: choose specific and most interesting parts from the design approach A model, modify them based on different parkour movements, use interlocking contours and framing from the design approach B model.

Doubling vertical planes with a frame to open up the model + frames are used as support when performing parkour

Occupants and interior explanation: my first occupant is a young traceur and my second occupant is a philosopher. The traceur performs parkour most of the day and records his movements in the spare time. His parkour activities are running up the walls (first blue area) – space mostly consists of high walls with imbedded frame for support, vaulting (second blue area) – space has two shorter walls or framed obstacles which provide jumping-over motion, all parkour actions combined (second blue area), and grasping on bars.  

The philosopher teaches the traceur in study room area (purple area).

The philosopher occupies the upper floor (pink area). His parkour movements are only jumping on and from obstacles. He practices them rarely, most of the day he meditates. His space is open to the environment, the solid partially slanted hills are for practicing

As a teacher, the philosopher follows the traceur. The philosopher is not capable of moving using parkour movements, so, he uses stairs that are hidden in the model.  He can get anywhere just using normal circulation.

Connection to the site: language of sliced spaces. Partially disjointed from the façade to provide parkour movement from the windows + open area underneath for public use and sharing of interests and styles, which makes the courtyard inhabitable.