Zaha Hadid’s Complex Relations between “conscious inspiration” and the “arch motif”

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 22, 2012 by eliinbar

From Eliinbar’s Sketch book 2012 - Zaha Hadid And The “Arch Motif”

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Zaha Hadid is undoubtedly leading the architectural trend, I like to call “Plastelina Buildings“ .

you are invited to visit my Post Zaha Hadid & “Plastelina Buildings”.

“Plastelina Buildings“ is a type of building difficult to detect  its inspiration sources.

In this post I will try to identify a Zaha Hadid‘s typical  inspiration source when she designs  “Plastelina Buildings“ .

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There are a large number of well known public buildings that their main entrance is characterized by an arch….

The main entrance to the Petit Palais in Paris, shown in the image below, is a typical example

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Now let’s examine Zaha Hadid’s entrance to the chengdu-contemporary-art-centre in China

shown in the image Below

Notice to the main entrance (center of the building) is emphasized by a dominant arch …. it is a similar designing approach we identified in the “Petit Palais”  in Paris

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And now Observe the main entrance of the Nuragic and Contemporany Art Museum designed by Zaha Hadid , shown in the image Below.

It is also emphasized by an Impressive arch ….

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And what about the Guggenheim-Hermitage-Museum arch,     designed by Zaha hadid?

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And the Zaha Hadid’s Dubai-opera-house main entrance…

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And The typical arched entrance of the Nordpark Cable Railway  designed by Zaha hadid

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Another Arch entrance  designed by Zaha Hadid. In the Regium Waterfront project in Italy

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My Meditation Corner:

How many times I got up in the morning and an Inspiring new building was in my mind?

Maybe twice….

How many times I found myself at midnight, digging in my favorite architecture books….to be inspired?

Much more….

I want to share with you a typical page from my Sketch book.

This page demonstrates my own conscious design process…. (Described on this page the design process of the entry level floor plan, of a public building)

This is my “tool “I developed over the years,  that helps me get inspired in a conscious way…. what is yours?

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Rem Koolhaas, MVRDV , Steven Holl and the “T Buildings trend”

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 18, 2012 by eliinbar

From Eliinbar’s Sketchbook 2012– the ” T buildings trend”

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It seems like a new trend is developing in recent years.

I call this trend…. The “ T Buildings trend”

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long ago …. when architects talk about “ T buildings”….  They were referring to buildings with a floor plan that has the shape of “T” like in the next image….

Typical “T” floor plan

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In recent years, three leading architectural firms, Rem Koolhaas(OMA), MVRDV and Steven Holl, explore the “T” configuration through the facades of their buildings .

Here are some examples:

Steven Holl Architects

Nanjing Sifang Art Museum

design-2003-Completion date: 2011

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 Steven Holl Architect

“T-Houses”

Copenhagen, Denmark  2006-2007

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  Steven Holl Architect

 horizontal skyscraper VANKE CENTER

Shenzhen China  2006-2009

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 Rem Koolhaas Architect (Office for Metropolitan Architecture – OMA)

Shenzhen Stock Exchange

China  2006

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  MVRDV architects

Shenzhen “4 Tower in 1″ competition CBD Trees

Shenzhen, China  2009

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Can a floor plan be your “Inspiration source”?

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You are invited to see also a relevant and very popular post of mine,that deals with a similar option in the  Zollverein School of Management & Design, designed by SANAA.

Another relevant post worth a visit….Rem Koolhaas and the “Conscious Inspiration” issue….

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Preston Scott Cohen and the “Origami Envelopes trend”

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on April 12, 2012 by eliinbar

From Eliinbar’s Sketchbook 2012 – Preston Scott Cohen and the “Origami Envelopes trend”.

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The construction of the new wing of the Tel Aviv Museum is finished.

I’m pleased to announce….Tel Aviv leads one of the hottest trends in architecture today….The “Origami Envelopes trend”.

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Preston Scott Cohen Architect

Tel Aviv Museum

2003-2010

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I am aware of Preston Scott Cohen’s unique architectural geometry approach, that gave rise to the “Origami envelopes trend” ….

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Origami Swan

Notice the formal similarity between the Tel Aviv museum and the origami swan

1. Both were created from the practice of geometry.

2. Both “facades” are characterized by sharp lines.

3. Both are characterized by a shell composed of numerous straight surfaces.

4. It seems that the shell has also a constructive role (Actually in the museum a steel construction was covered by precast concrete slabs)

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This blog focuses on the “sources of inspiration” of architects,

We are aware of the enormous architectural information we are exposed to in the web.

And as we found out…. it has big influence on us ….

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Here is a partial selection of buildings  infected  from the “Origami Envelopes trend”. 

For you to judge ….

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Taiyuan museum Preston Scott Cohen

http://www.ilikearchitecture.net/2012/01/taiyuan-museum-preston-scott-cohen/

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http://www.dezeen.com/2008/11/16/origami-by-architects-collective/

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 http://www.dezeen.com/?s=origami

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http://www.dezeen.com/2012/01/11/klein-bottle-house-by-mcbride-charles-ryan/#more-185034

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http://www.dezeen.com/2011/09/11/hamborn-abbey-extension-by-astoc/#more-153615

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 http://www.imahnahome.com/unique-home/attractive-design-at-architecture-museum-origami-apply-formed-by-rojkind-architects.html

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http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/18591/matteo-cainer-architects-serlachius-museum-gosta-extension.html

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http://www.dezeen.com/2011/12/09/steven-holl-named-2012-aia-gold-medal-winner/

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http://www.e-architect.co.uk/portugal/vodafone_building_oporto.htm

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You are invited to visit my recent and relevant posts deling with the“Origami envelopes trend”:

 

“Origami Envelopes” – Conscious Inspiration

http://archidialog.com/2011/02/24/%E2%80%9Corigami-envelopes-conscious-inspiration/

 

Zaha Hadid – “Conscious Inspiration” 2

http://archidialog.com/2010/07/12/zaha-hadid-conscious-inspiration-2/

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Rem Koolhaas and the “Conscious Inspiration” issue….

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 6, 2012 by eliinbar

from Eliinbar’s Sketchbook 2012  Rem Koolhaas’s and the “Conscious Inspiration” issue

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Recently I found a Rem Koolhaas twitt  (16 Feb 09) related to the questions I raise in this blog….

Rem Koolhaas twitt: “Influence is a very unpleasant subject and I deal with it in a maybe irresponsible way, which is to really ignore it.”

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Well….  Rem Koolhaas is no doubt one of the influential architects in our  time….

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We learned in this blog that the notions “inspiration” and “copy- past”, In other words “Influence”…. are very delicate issues, we are obliged to recognize them and develop techniques to deal with them….

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Probably you encountered in my blog ,  the “Conscious Inspiration Method“

A method that is aware of today availability of information…. and develop tools to help us architects and designers deal with it.

We don’t need to be intimidated to get inspired (influence) from relevant buildings.  Once we develop our tools, it will lead us to high quality and creative architecture.

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The next image, is the Shenzhen Stock Exchange building in Shenzhen,China .Rem Koolhaas ( OMA) won a competition to design it in 2006, today the Shenzhen Stock Exchange is under construction.

Rem Koolhaas Architect (Office for Metropolitan Architecture - OMA)

won, the competition to design the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in Shenzhen

China. 2006,   published in Dezeen, Under  construction.

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I can sagest some “Influencing’ buildings that
may be , are the inspiration sources for Rem Koolhaas.  

For you to Judge….

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El Lissitzky’s proposed horizontal skyscraper 1923–1925

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Tiblissi  Geórgia 1975

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And for  desert….

What do you think about this building designed by Coop Himmelb(l)au  in Shenzhen, China ,  bublished in Dezeen in 2009?

Note that the Rem Koolhaas’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange  is on its left….

Coop Himmelb(l)au Architects

China Insurance Group headquarters , Shenzhen, China

 published in Dezeen in 2009

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You are invited to visit my recent and relevant posts:

“Origami Envelopes” – Conscious Inspiration

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Zaha Hadid’s  “floating Inspiration”

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Steven Holl , El Lissitzky and the HORIZONTAL SKYSCRAPERS

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“Conscious Inspiration”   the ultimate inspiration methodology

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MVRDV’s “black cloud”, The image of the memory….

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What is common between “conscious inspiration”and the car industry? Ask the manufacturers of Aston Martin, Ford, Peugeot, Citroën, Lexus, Audi, Hyundai, Subaru, Opel, Mercedes, Mini cooper, Honda and who not….

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 2, 2012 by eliinbar

Recently I had the occasion to visit with my younger son ,who is a big fond of cars…. the motor show in Geneva.

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Here is a short story about “conscious Inspiration” in the motor industry…. 

The source of pride and identify in the car industry, is each firm unique front grill.

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Most of you probably recognize the BMW’s cars front unique grill, shown in the picture below?

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Here is a picture of the Aston Martin DB5 (1963) front grill. 

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And this is ,Sean Connery, the known film actor ,next to the Aston Martin DB5 in the James Bond’s film Goldfinger, from 1964

James Bond’s movie ,Goldfinger, Made the Aston Martin DB5 famous and very much admired by James Bond’s fans and many others. 

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Now 46 years later (2010) Aston Martin Presents the model of the new Aston Martin Rapide .shown in the next image

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And this is the new design for the Ford‘s next-generation Mondeo 2013

 

Look at both cars front grill ….Do you see the not so “Conscious Inspiration effect”?

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 Eliinbar sketches 2012 - Conscious Inspiration

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And to make the story complete….,
Here are some more examples of cars who get their inspiration from the Aston Martin DB5 (1963) 

I call this inspiration phenomenon “Conscious inspiration Light”

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Part of the pictures were taken with my Iphone, in the Geneva motor show

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Peugeot 407-2004

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 Audi A6 Latest Evolution Sedan Car-2012

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Lexus LF-Gh concept

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Ford  Fiesta 2012

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Mini cooper 2012

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 Hyundai ix35

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Subaru B4 2013

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Citroën Metropolis Concept

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Mercedes

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Lexus concept 2012

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Eliinbar Sketches 2012 - “Conscious Inspiration light”

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No one escapes from Le Corbusier’s “raising Ramp-trend” Richard Meier , Oscar Niemeyer, Snohetta, Jean Nouvel ….

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 29, 2012 by eliinbar

from  Eliinbar’s Sketchbook 2012- Le Corbusier’s “raising Ramp-trend”

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Happy to be back after a long and challenging vacation….

In this post I will share with you a new “Conscious Inspiration” story….

The Story of the”Raising Ramp Trend”.

As always….
I’ll be brief in presenting the historical background of the “Raising Ramp”
The Full story is complex and long….(I may write more about it in the book I will publish before my retirement….)

The “Raising Ramp” planning component highlighting the building’s entrance….
And suggests the main traffic strategy inside the building

The interesting and significant chapter in this story begins with a project designed by Le Corbusier in the sixties.

The Carpenter Center for Visual Arts built at 1963 in the Harvard University, shown in the image below.

Le Corbusier’s Carpenter Center forVisual Arts

Harvard University Cambridge

Massachusetts 1963

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Richard Meier a contemporary recognized and influential Architect, frequently uses the principle of the ”Raising Ramp” in several of his buildings .

Le Corbusier unique style is recognized as Richard Meier ”inspiration sources”,  from the time Richard Meier was still part of a group called “The New York Five” in the seventies.

The High Museum of Art designed and built by Richard Meier  in 1983 shown in the image below,  is a relevant example.

Richard Meier Architect

High Museum of Art

Atlanta – Georgia , U.S  1983 

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Architect Oscar Niemeyer of  Corbusier’s generation,  is still designing
contemporary architectural, using the principle of the “Raising Ramp”

An example of this, see the image below of the Art  Museum Niterói designed by Oscar Niemeyer  in the nineties.

Oscar Niemeyer Architect

Contemporary Art Museum Niterói

Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, completed in 1996.

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Another example from the beginning of the decade
Is a the Oslo Opera House designed by the Snohetta Architectural firm.

The unique design of the Oslo Opera House is a good example of implementing the principals of the “conscious inspiration method”

Snohetta took the design principle of “Raising Ramp” a step forward….

They gave a new interpretation to the idea of of the “Raising Ramp”

You are invited to visit my relevant post with more examples of the
“buildings that Invite the public to climb on them”

Snohetta Architects

Oslo Opera House

2004-2007

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Finally, three buildings recently designed according to the “conscious inspiration principles” ….
they all implement , in a creative way, Le Corbusier’s “Raising Ramp”

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Jean Nouvel  Architect

La Philharmonie de Paris

Designed for a Competition  2007 , now under construction

Note  the entrance ramp

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C. F. Møller Architects

Children’s House

Odense Denmark    2010

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gmp architekten

Hangzhou  south railway station

china ,competition: 2011–1st prize

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Mercedes-Benz,BMW and Porsche , architectural statement.

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags , , , , , , , , , , on March 19, 2012 by eliinbar

Recently I had the occasion to visit three new museums in southern Germany.

The museums show the history of three car manufacturers in Germany, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and BMW.
The design of the three museums reflects current architectural trends.
It will be interesting to trace the sources of their inspiration…. I’ll introduce you my thoughts,  in future posts.

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My younger son who accompanied me , is a big fond of cars
and recently showing troubling signs that he is also interested in architecture…..

Here is his reasoned summary that sums up the visit in the three museums,

“Mercedes-Benz museum exterior transmit power, but the cars Display is less clear”.

“Museum BMW is a box of surprises…. From the outside it looks like an old-fashioned office building, and inside display is a sequence of Surprising spaces” …. 

“Porsche Museum is a contemporary structure,Its interior is designed in a manner which allows orienting. It is an experiential and fun space”.

  

Here are the museums pictures  (pictures were taken with Iphone)
enjoy….

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Mercedes-Benz museum ,UN Studio Architects ,Stuttgart, Germany 2006

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BMW Museum ,Atelier Brückner Architects , Munich Germany 2008

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Porsche Museum, Architects - Delugan Meissl Associated Stuttgart, Germany, completed in 2008

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