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รkєไchอรดยrยร®, Rally Car Arcade Game, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=718794ad815af348a749ad324afc6db4&prevstart=0, [online], (accessed 21/10/10).
fairypenguin22, Motorcycle Arcade Game, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=85307967164a721aecda257aab91452b&prevstart=0, [online], (accessed 21/10/10).
BigNewp, Arcade, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=557a1561af78c9eb063dfab0d7e862a&prevstart=0, [online], (accessed 21/10/10).
cuteulala, A DDR Arcade, http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=7b2d3f47f8aa5ba4d6b6667291101192&prevstart=24, [online], (accessed 21/10/10).
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Case Study
Dancing House, Prague
by Frank Gehry
1996
Vlado Milunic was asked to invite a world-renowned architect to building at the site after Dutch bank ING agreed to build a house there. Frank Gehry had accepted the invitation for the challenge and was provided with a budget which was almost unlimited as ING wanted to create an icon in Prague.
The construction took from 1994 to 1996. This house serves as an office building as well as hosts a French restaurant on the 7th floor with views over the Vltava River and Castle.
The building's unusual shape represents a woman and man dancing together, hence the nickname. It has been constructed from 99 differently shaped and dimension concrete panels thus requiringa unique wooden form.
Some thought that the building was a statement of liberation, freedom and democratic beliefs though even after decades some continued to hate the building. Though the buildings designed by Gehry may seem random, there is a logic to everything that he does; radically sculptured organic shapes that have pronounced visual gestures and forms. The figurative quality to the building is the sweeping curvy female figure attached to the male straight one that composes the two sections of the building.
" I believe that if any other architect or a student came up with this design, Frank Gehry himself would say it is a joke."
Reference
Galinsky, Dancing House Prague by Frank Gehry, http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/dancinghouse/index.htm, [online], (accessed 7/10/10).
DeviantART, Dancing House of Prague, alierturk, http://alierturk.deviantart.com/art/Dancing-House-of-Prague-110134584, [online], (accessed 7/10/10).
Stop In Prague, Prague Blog - The Dancing House, http://www.stopin-prague.com/blog/dancing-house, [online], (accessed 7/10/10).
Berkshire Fine Arts, Frank Gehry's Dancing House in Prague, http://www.berkshirefinearts.com/?page=article&article_id=1095&catID=26, [online], (accessed 12/10/10).
by Frank Gehry
1996
Vlado Milunic was asked to invite a world-renowned architect to building at the site after Dutch bank ING agreed to build a house there. Frank Gehry had accepted the invitation for the challenge and was provided with a budget which was almost unlimited as ING wanted to create an icon in Prague.
The construction took from 1994 to 1996. This house serves as an office building as well as hosts a French restaurant on the 7th floor with views over the Vltava River and Castle.
The building's unusual shape represents a woman and man dancing together, hence the nickname. It has been constructed from 99 differently shaped and dimension concrete panels thus requiringa unique wooden form.
Some thought that the building was a statement of liberation, freedom and democratic beliefs though even after decades some continued to hate the building. Though the buildings designed by Gehry may seem random, there is a logic to everything that he does; radically sculptured organic shapes that have pronounced visual gestures and forms. The figurative quality to the building is the sweeping curvy female figure attached to the male straight one that composes the two sections of the building.
" I believe that if any other architect or a student came up with this design, Frank Gehry himself would say it is a joke."
-abdel-moniem El-Shorbagy
Reference
Galinsky, Dancing House Prague by Frank Gehry, http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/dancinghouse/index.htm, [online], (accessed 7/10/10).
DeviantART, Dancing House of Prague, alierturk, http://alierturk.deviantart.com/art/Dancing-House-of-Prague-110134584, [online], (accessed 7/10/10).
Stop In Prague, Prague Blog - The Dancing House, http://www.stopin-prague.com/blog/dancing-house, [online], (accessed 7/10/10).
Berkshire Fine Arts, Frank Gehry's Dancing House in Prague, http://www.berkshirefinearts.com/?page=article&article_id=1095&catID=26, [online], (accessed 12/10/10).
Re-inventing Ideas
For re-inventing the Vitra Design Museum, I have considered redesigning the building so that it would be suitable as an arcade. Certain parts of the building will be redesigned to be linked so that a game like laser tag can be played around the building. I intend for the central area to be the main arcade where other gamers can overlook into the laser tag area.
Some staircases will be converted into slides and ramps depending on which area it is in. The roof top will be enclosed by glass and be able to serve as a water bomb fight area.
In most parts of the building it will be dark while the rest area will have glass walls to provide a view of nature for people to rest their eyes or just relax for awhile. Rather than a plain white building, I'll be changing it so that it'll be bright and colourful.
Some staircases will be converted into slides and ramps depending on which area it is in. The roof top will be enclosed by glass and be able to serve as a water bomb fight area.
In most parts of the building it will be dark while the rest area will have glass walls to provide a view of nature for people to rest their eyes or just relax for awhile. Rather than a plain white building, I'll be changing it so that it'll be bright and colourful.
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