ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER M.ARCH
MASTER’S PROJECT
ADV. 3
SHOWROOM STUDIO OMOTE SANDO
ADV.2ADU ZONING ST PETERSBURG
ADV. 1NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA MASTERPLAN
MINISTRY OF FINANCE - TOWER
DETAIL MAKINGCONCRETE AND STEEL LAMP
ABOUT
ABOVE STUDIO SHOWROOM
ADV. DESIGN 3
PROFESSOR STANLEY RUSSEL
SPRING 2023
Materials and components, and their application in buildings demand the consideration of detail. The design decisions of were made to support the overall concept of contemporary articulated vernacular systems. The details are essential elements of the process during the metamorphosis of ideas into the finished showroom building. The investigations of skin system on facade, display and shelving, and stair informed the overall design approach.
Thatch material was the first component investigation process. A material that reflects vernacular means of architecture, and a natural tone that coincides with ABOVE STUDIOS identity. The thatch is modularly applied as a skin system. It can be understood as an insulating barrier between showroom and street, with opportune moments to have void . This is possible through the detailed construction of the facade. A rectangular gridded system defines interior from exterior.
A Section model reveals the intuitive Japanese nature of the building. The systems of facade, structure, and circulation align with the investigated details of the process. A gridded alignment that technically develops and predefines new spaces. It reflects the traditional Japanese farmhouse, yet the tectonics and contemporarily determined.