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Construction Materials

Lecture 01 _ Introduction

2013. Fall

prof. Seung-Hyun, Kang

Introduction

Information of course

Information of course

Textbook

Constructing Architecture

/ Andrea Deplazas and Gerd H. Soffker

/ Birhauser / 2008

Architectural Construction

Architect’s Design

What is Architectural Construction?

Real Building

Architectural

Construction

Liturature

Vocabulary

Grammar

Syntax

Metaphor of “Architecture & Literature”

Architecture

Modules

Elements

Structures

Aim of the study of Architectural Construction

To know how much architectural expression

depends on its constructional composition.

Cathedral, Cordova, Spain

The sequence of architectural construction as an addictive chain from small to large

1.Raw

Materials 2. Modules 3. Elements 4. Structures 5. Building

Small to Large

1. Raw Materials; Earth

Mixing with cob and sand

2. Modules; Clay bricks

Production, natural drying

3. Elements; Wall

Hadrian’s wall in Jerusalem

4. Structures; Masonry structural shell

Masonry wall house, under construction

5. Building; Housing block

KNSM-Eiland housing block, Amsterdam, Hans Kollhoff

Two Archetypes for shaping

Solid Construction

Skeleton Construction

Two Architectural Construction Archetype

Solid Construction

Skeleton Construction

Comparison - Solid Construction & Skeleton Construction

Primacy of the space Primacy of the loadbearing structure

Hybrid (Solid + Filigree) Construction

Solid plinth & blind wall + Filigree windows & roof

The importance of the material

The metaphor of the potter and his wheel

Designing (from inside)

Constructing (from outside)

The paradox of Architecture

Unlimited

Space

Non-physical

Space

Limited / Physical

Material

The importance of the material

The New Art Gallery, Walsall

by Caruso St. John Architects

Assignment

- Reflection

of the Essay “Solid and filigree construction” by Christoph Wieser, Andrea

Deplazes

with 200~300 words, in one A4 paper

- Due date: Until next lecture