Lecture 2- Elevation

Review
I understand that elevation is measured in degree. In drawing, elevation usually uses 60 degree. Egyptian invented to use elevation because they just want to show the two most important sides. They are more interesting in drawing, rather than on sale. However, Roman people do not use elevation. They just draw an aspect of a building. As times go by, architecture such as Villard de Honnecourt starts to get confuse between the interior and exterior. In around 1500, architect starts to draw a proper elevation to present to their client in a 3 dimensional form. It is easier to understand by using elevation; the consequence is that elevation is not in exact measurement. It can be cheated.

Notes on Elevation
Elevation- Latin, “a lifting up”, a mitigation. Also, A geometrical projection of a building or the object, on a plane, perpendicular to the horizon, or the graphic project on a vertical plan.

Egyptian

• Assyrian relief, showing a fortress under siege, 7th century BC
• Assyrian relief from Seunaeheib palace at Nineveh 650 BC
• Not on scale. Architecture is more interesting in drawing. They flatten it up using elevation- show two important sides
• Among Egyptian painting, more kuou drawing

Roman

1. Close up of the drawing on the wall- Roman wall painting from the Villa of P. Fannuis Synester at Bascoreale, rearly Pompii, mid first century BC

• Roman painting gives us an ideas of the aspect of the building
• Roman architecture did not make elevation

2. Medieval drawing of Reims cathedral interior and ext. elevation details.

• Gothic, doesn’t give measurement.

Others
1. Villard de Honnecourt

• Exterior elevation perspective
• Contradictory of interior and exterior

2. Giovannidi Agostino elevation for the Sansedino palace project c1340

• Measurement between pillows
• First proper drawing, not something exist or dream about
• Proper architecture

3. Andrea Palladio. Detail elevation of Basilica in Vicenza (Venico 1570)

• Communicate with contractor clients in charge of the design, supervise by designers

4. Benedietus Arias Mountains, 1572. The Ark of Noah

• Bible, plan + elevation. Not fantasy building. Human Godies.
• Polyglot bible.
• Sebastiano Sezlio Regole generalis 1537. Printing, not drawing. Therefore, many churches in Roman looks alike

5. C.Wren St Paul’s 1675

6. ccwksmoor, Great Hall Greenwich 1698

• Water colour.

7. Nicholas Ledoux: House for Maric Madelico, 1773-6

• Light, shadow.

8. Proposal for barriers, 1784- 89
9. FLW from Wasmith portfolio 1910

10. Viollet- le- Duc 1960

11. Charles Rennie

12. Mies van eler Rohe, Skyscraper, elevation 1922
13. Mies van eler Rohe, Almino house sketches

• Creative

14. Le Corbusier, sketchbook

15. Le Corbusier, Villa stein de Monzie 1926

• Repetition

16. Le Corbusier, Swiss pavilion

17. Venturi Scott, Brown, Learing from Las Vegas 1972

18. Robert Venturi

The drawing types that cheists more often feel they understand is the elevation. This can be cheated.

Constructed Spaces in in-between spaces

I understand that elevation isThis project "Constructed spaces in inbetween spaces" is a quite interesting project because it leads me to think of how an object interacts with spaces. It makes me aware of the gaps between object spaces under and above the stucture. Our group has chosen the location inside Chelsea college, an alley besides the crepe. We have chosen that alley because one side is made of bricks and the other side is made of soaps. It provides us a hidden place, where you wish to hide. I am so obssessed with the lighting and the perspective looking from different angles. Eventhough we have chosen a great location, we still need to improve on our object. It is neccessary to improve the quality of the object despite we have only two days to work on it. Perhaps reducing the size of the object is the major issue. Overall, I think it is interesting to explore spaces and working as a team. Other groups have very impressive works, especially the following two groups.

Group 3
This grid square structure is based on the perspective of the site. I like the idea how they find the connection between the model and site. Their model is simple yet meaningful.














This oval shape structure is very well made. It layers with cardboards.

Lecture 1- Plan

Review
I have learnt the historically oldest form of a plan from 6000 BC till 2001. I see the transformation of a plan from a baby lonian plan, till 13th century when they give a proper measurement for a plan and eventually move on to a more design and innovative ideas for a plan like The architectural Alphabet by Johann David Steugruber, 1773.

Notes on Plan
Plan: from Latin planus: flat, level, also: clear intelligible

1. Wall painting from Catal Huyuk painting c. 6000BC
It is a landscape, a pattern in the habitation

• Baby lonian plans, calculation the amount of bricks needs, doorways, the free space
• The garden of the high official of amenhotep
• Writing board with an architectural drawing
• No drawing in Early Greek

2. Plan of St. Gall: the only surviving drawing from 700 years period between Roman Empire and the 13th century

• It is the role and function of the drawing to give buildings and part of the building a suitable layout; an exact proportion, a proper or granulation, a harmonious plan, such that an entire form of construction if born fully within the drawing itself.

3. The architectural Alphabet by Johann David Steugruber, 1773

• He uses letters to make a space (For example, A.B.C)
• Interesting plan

4. Michelangelo’s plan draws the real church+ Buddhist mandala

• Plan does lies!

5. Nicholas Ledouz, Oikema 1804

6. Edward Robbius

• He interviews many architecture
• “Plan presents view of a horizontal slice of the design above and can represent the pattern and dimensional relationship of a floor or ground plan.”

7. Frank Lloyd Wright, Usoman house

8. Le Corbusier “When I do a plan, I am doing a graphic in two dimension but I am actually seeing the space.”

9. Mies van de Rohe, plan for a brick house 1923

10. Daniel Libesknd Jewish Museum 2001

11. Zaha Hadid, Callgari Museum