eliinbar’s sketches 2014 – Branching design or in other words the “Bird nest” typology
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Today’s post will be the third of a series, inquiring whether one of the leading architectural firms in the world, OMA of Rem Koolhaas, is a popular Inspiration Source for architects today.
Today’s main configuration of a building designed by Oma and Rem Koolhass is a prominent source of inspiration , the branching design or in other words the “bird nest” typology .
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THE MAIN CONFIGURATION
Branching design
The branching design is based on Toyo Ito’s and Cecil Balmond’s
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion (2002) in London shown in the next image.
A few words about Cecil Balmond:
Cecil Balmond sees his work as an open-ended visual application of theory, following the principle that “structure as conceptual rigour is architecture”
Balmond’s research is about complexity and non-linear organization ,he investigates mathematical concepts and their influence on natural forms and structures
A few words about Toyo Ito:
Toyo Ito received the Royal Gold Medal at the RIBA on 15 February 2006
Jack Pringle, RIBA President described Toyo Ito’s work :.
Toyo Ito has been an inspiration for generations of architects worldwide since his work started to receive international acclaim in the 1970s. For thirty years he has been a leading figure in architecture and I am delighted that he has accepted the Royal Gold Medal.
THE ORIGINS
(Inspiration Sources)
It is hard to say for certain ..but I think that the following projects are definitely good candidates to be the ORIGINS sources of inspiration for the BRANCHING design
and the BIRD NEST typology
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BIRD NEST typology
Hezog De Meuron Architects
National Stadium – the “bird nest” Beijing 2001-2008
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and it’s Inspiration source: Chinese ceramic ware – Vase with crakle
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BRANCHING design
In 2001,architect Toyo Ito designed Tods’ Omotesando Store in Tokyo.
A unique organic design that was called the “Tree Building“
Tods’ Omotesando Store in Tokyo 2002-2004
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and it’s Inspiration source, the Zelkova trees shown in the next image : (Tods’ Store is located in Omotesandō who is a Zelkova tree-lined avenue located in Shibuya and Minato,Tokyo)
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Toyo Ito about Tods’ Omotesando Store in Tokyo (From HOUSE VARIETY) :
we enclosed the site with a wall that gives the impression of a row Zelkova trees The facade of criss-crossed concrete braces reinterprets the silhouettes of the trees on the Omotesandō. This exterior surface serves as both graphic pattern and structural system
Our various studies started with the question, “How can we escape the conventional notion of a wall structure?” In other words, we were seeking a way to avoid transparent openings in an opaque volume. Instead of distinguishing transparency from opaqueness, we were seeking a new method that would simultaneously define and unite them – we were attempting to relate all the lines (columns), surfaces (walls), and openings in an innovative way. Our studies suddenly moved in a different direction after formulating the question: “Shouldn’t it be possible to create a surface as structure that directly expresses the flow of force, so long as it is formed as a structural diagram drawn as a pattern of thick lines on a flat surface?”
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The Contemporary Inspiration Source
OMA and Rem Koolhaas’s Faena Arts Center, Miami Beach, USA, 2014
Conscious Inspiration today
more “branching” design
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more “bird nest” typology
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Finally, what do you think about the following example?
for you to judge….
Tods’ Omotesando Store from within,designed by architect Toyo Ito
In 2001
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and this is Hezog De Meuron’s
Prada Store from 2003 located ten minutes walk from the Tod’s Omotesando Store
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what did i learn from this post?
As in any field that deals with creation and invention, the people engaged in it are divided into two groups.
The first group is very small, they have the skills that allow them to innovate Big time.
Most of us belong to the second group, we get inspiration from the first group.
I do not think there is a problem with that….
The big questions are:
Do we know how to be inspired in a conscious way?
Do we know how to choose our source of inspiration in a way that enhances our buildings?
Do we copy and paste, or insist to add our invention?
What are the tools needed to improve the realization of the three previous questions?
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This blog examines the
inspiration sources
of contemporary architectural projects
I put a virtual
mirror
reflecting processes of
conscious and
unconscious inspiration among Architects
and you judge
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But my challenge is not over yet
If my
“mirror”
reflects the reality correctly
Then is needed a change in architecture profession training
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And I will explane
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You probably noticed that the differences between
“Conscious Inspiration” and “Copy paste”
are rather vague
And there is a consensus that
Copy-paste is disastrous for the architectural profession
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We all know that the basis for all architectural design , is the uniquesite
on which the building is built
so how can we copy buildings?
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For that I strive to develope a responsive training method for architects
I call it the
The “Conscious Inspiration Method” is learning to be inspired consciously from existing buildings
With the methodology of “conscious Inspiration”, we don’t need to be intimidated to get inspired from relevant buildings. Once we develop our designing tools =“Codex Rules”, it will lead us to high quality creative architecture
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I believe that the natural development of architecture design is based on
inspiration techniques
I call them
Codex Rules
In my next posts ,I will show some Interesting inspiration techniques
4 thoughts on “If you fantasize about being Toyo Ito, Herzog de Meuron or perhaps Rem Koolhaas, that is easy, two doses of “BIRD NEST typology” ,a single dose of “BRANCHING design”And you’re all set….”
L’architettura è cosa molto diversa da una moda o dalla inventiva sfrenata di realizzare la cosa più strana possibile che sarà dimenticata in un mese al massimo. L’architettura dovrebbe tenere in considerazione il contesto, i rapporti tra gli elementi ed i bisogni sociali e nn presentarsi come una scultura che implora attenzione!!! Spero che questo blog cominci a vedere l’architettura nella sua interezza e comlessità, altrimenti rischia di diventare una raccolta di bizzarrie senza dare nessuna indicazione su cosa voglia dire fare davvero un opera architettonica.
Thank you Fabio for your important distinctions.
This blog examines the inspiration sources of contemporary architectural projects
I put a virtual mirror reflecting processes of conscious and
unconscious inspiration among architects and you judge.
The Conscious inspiration method, which I develop these days, is perhaps the solution for the bizarre reality .
Feel free to contact me for more details about Conscious inspiration method.
eliinbar
Wow, amazing blog layout! How lengthy have you been blogging for?
you made running a blog glance easy. The full glance of your website is magnificent,
let alone the content material!
Very good post. I will be going through a few of
these issues as well..