ASSIGNMENT 2 – Building Typologies

Q & A

1. Which building typology you are researching?

 

Modern art performance center.

 

2. Why are you researching this building typology?

Because:

A. Many performance centers have very cool design, especially the new existing ones. It will be a great chance for me to do the research on those cool design buildings. And hopefully it will help me to develop my own design.

B. Having this building typology, I can learn more about modern art, and apply the new knowledge to the design process.

C. There are a lot of different spaces and programs we need to design to fit in a performance center. It will help me to develop my own spaces and program problem solving skill. The site is not a big one for a typical performance center, it is more challenging and more fun to work on this project. (And the narrow site makes it even harder to design.)

D. After visiting the site and the researching, I realized that there is no buildings function as an art gallery or center in that area. So I think a modern art performance center will be more suitable for that area and good for both the neighborhoods and the visitors.

 

3. What is the specialty of this building type you would like to research i.e. museum for dance, school for digital media…?

As I mentioned before, the object I will mostly focus on will be modern art and art performance center, which including different types of performance spaces, exhibitions media. The other main specialty of the project will be how to make sure the performance center can get involve into the community activities and make good connections to the locals and visitors. The art performance center may be in small scale and be more focus on specific topics of modern art.

 

4. What are the examples that you will be researching… list the examples, location and architect (10 examples)

Links(from left to right, top to bottom):

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Opera_House

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Hill_Centre_for_the_Performing_Arts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katzen_Arts_Center

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hult_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auditorio_de_Tenerife

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musikkens_Hus

 

http://hga.com/work/napa-valley-college#/napa-valley-college-performing-arts-center-exterior-1

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe_Center_for_the_Arts

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_No%C3%ABl_Performing_Arts_Center

 

http://www.archdaily.com/11405/relaxx-sport-and-leisure-center-ak2/

 

 5. What are you goals for working with this building type?

My goal on working the modern art performance center is absorb different design concepts from varies research projects; develop the design skills on exterior and interior design; enhance the conceptual thesis statement throughout the process; learn how to apply good material selections for better building performance; get a more critical sense of how human activities impact the design of the space. In summary, the goal is make me a better designer by doing a semester period commercial design project. 

 

6. What are the program elements that you see included at this point in your building? (May evolve once more research is done)

Some of the program elements are performance hall, multipurpose theatre, exhibit rooms, education center, information center.