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Le Corbusier to Peter Zumthor passes one straight line….”Conscious Inspiration”

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From Eliinbar’s sketchbook 2013– Le Corbusier to Peter Zumthor passes one straight line….Conscious Inspiration

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Peter Zumthor recently published a model for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art – LACMA ,new building

Does Peter Zumthor also plans according to the principals of the Conscious Inspiration method

Apparently so

Let’s examine how Conscious Inspiration works for Peter Zumthor

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The first step in any process of conscious inspiration, is knowledge.

The most dominant feature in Peter Zumthor’s building, is the fact that it is raised from the ground by huge PILOTIS

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-Columns, pillars, or stilts that lift a building above ground or water ,are traditionally found in stilt and pole dwellings such as fishermen’s huts in Asia and Scandinavia

Fishermen’s Stilt Houses, Pilar, Bicol

Southern Luzon, Philippines

Southeast Asia

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The architect that is most ןdentify with the idea of PILOTIS is Le Corbusier. THE PILOTIS is the first principle of le corbusier’s five

points of architecture

The main idea that led to lifting building PILOTIS ,is to allow a sequence of green areas and free movement of pedestrians.

The next sketch by Le Corbusier is showing a typical section of Unite D’habitation = high-rise housing block 1946-1952

notice the Unite D’habitation is raised up on pilotis ,the green landscape spaces surrounding as Le Corbusier’s Vision for “La Ville

Radieus” = radiant city

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The second phase of the Conscious Inspiration process is the development of the conscious inspiration Tools.

Zumthor chose to present his project using a physical model

The model represents the initial phase of the project

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The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) zumathor’s new

design would act as a “user-based village” of experiences with several access points and routes. Just as one would wander through a forest

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The third step in the Conscious Inspiration process,is to identify relevant sources of inspiration (existing buildings)

There are two types of buildings that can be a sources of inspiration

Buildings that are highly recognized representing a source of inspiration for many architects

one of them is Le Corbusier’s Unite d’ Habitation built in Marseille 1946-1952

shown in

the next image

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The same year Le Corbusier’s Unite d’ Habitation in Marseille was finished 1952, Kenzo Tange’s Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan ,was opened

notice Kenzo Tange’s Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is a raised horizontal beam up on pilotis

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Newly constructed buildings are used as specific inspiration sources

Recently were published two buildings (one of them a museum) that realize the design principles developed by Le Corbusier in the 20s of the last century, the first principle of le corbusier’s five points of architecture, lift the building on PILOTIS to allow continuity of the ground level of pedestrian movement and sequence of the forest

The first building is Jean Nouvel’s quai Branly Musée du Paris, 1995-2005

Note the prominent principles of this Museum

raised horizontal beam up on pilotis, allowing passage of pedestrians on the ground floor,in a clear green Characteristics.

One year after completion of the Jean Nouvel’s Branly Musée

Steven Hall plans an horizontal skyscraper, the VANKE CENTER in Shenzhen,China 2006-2009

Once more ,note the prominent principles of this building,

raised horizontal beam, up on pilotis,llowing passage of pedestrians on the ground floor,in a clear green characteristics.

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Step Four realise your invention

The next image is a general view of Peter Zumthor’s Los Angeles County Museum of Art model

Unlike the very characteristics raised horizontal beam, up on pilotis

Zumthor’s Museum is a very large amorphous surface.

Is Zumthor’s Museum a good example of Conscious Inspiration?

For you to judge….

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Le Corbusier and the double message of the Conscious Inspiration

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags CONSCIOUS INSPARATION PAGE, Conscious Inspiration, construction, Design Tools, eliinbar Sketches 2011, existing buildings, Five Points of architecture, guiding principles, inspiration sources, Inspiring buildings, Le Corbusier, Le Corbusir's five points of architecture, Maison Domino, Outlining guidelines, personal Design tools, Planning Process Generator, Towards Architecture on June 9, 2013 by eliinbar

Here is Le Corbusier’s thought-provoking quote, published in his book “Towards Architecture“, in the early 20’s of the last century

The iron and cement during the last fifty years brought achievements , indicating the powerful of construction, but also architecture that its code is disrupted

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? What was Le corbusier‘s message when he wrote this phrase

It is possible to interpret Le corbusier’s message literally

Architects failed to take advantage correctly ,of new construction technologies that were developed at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century

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I think Le Corbusier wanted to send us a message bit different

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:That is how I understand, le Corbusier’s message

Since its birth, the architectural bases itself on the guiding principles

These principles serves the needs of the primary users, we all

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?Where do we find the guiding principles

We finde the guiding principles in existing buildings

Architects failed to take advantage correctly ,of new construction technologies because they did not base their new designs on Inspiring buildings

Instead of learning the guiding principles that have evolved over the centuries, they choose to skip this legacy, and reinvent the wheel

This architecture does not serve us

I can suggest a name to Le corbusier’s message , I would call it Conscious Inspiration

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Here Is an interesting example , Le Corbusier has published in his book Towards Architecture

This example shows us how “Conscious Inspiration” works for Le Corbusier

Here are the four Conscious Inspiration steps, who led Corbusier to high quality and creative architecture

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First step– le Corbusier choose the right “Inspiration Sources” that empowers his vision, guiding principles = Outlining guidelines

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Second step– this is one of Le Corbusier’s first buildings. le Corbusier implements consciously the principals of the “Outlining guidelines” in a building characterized by periodical architectural characteristics

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Third step – le Corbusier develops his own personal design tools =five points of architecture / Maison Domino

Le Corbusir’s five points of architecture – Eliinbar sketches 2011

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Fourth step- le Corbusier use his inspiration sources as the “Planning Process Generator”, he combines the tools developed and design high quality creative architecture, The building shown in the next image is a completely radical design compared to buildings which are being built at the time

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Le Corbusier – five points of Architecture – the Japanese Conscious Inspiration interpretation

Posted in buildings with tags CONSCIOUS INSPARATION PAGE, eliinbar Sketches 2011, eliinbar's Sketchbook 2011, Five Points of architecture, Le Corbusier, ON design partners, Villa Savoye, yokohama apartment on August 1, 2011 by eliinbar

From eliinbar’s Sketchbook 2011

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Here is an interesting Conscious Inspiration interpretation of the Japanese architecture practice ON design partners to Le Corbusier’s five points of architecture.

Japanese architecture practice ON design partners designed a two-storey residential complex for young artists.

The design elevates the living units to sit above a semi public courtyard which serves as a multifunctional place for exhibitions, work, and socializing.

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Nishida Osamu + Nakagawa Erika / ON design partners

yokohama apartment

published in designboom 07.28.11

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Le Corbusier Architect

Villa Savoye outskirts of Paris, France

built between 1928 and 1931 (A manifesto of Le Corbusier’s “five points” of new architecture)

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Eliinbar sketches 2011 “Conscious Inspiration”

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You are invited to visit my relevant posts

Le Corbusier – Les maisons Domino

Le Corbusier & Archigram – “Buildings floating in the air” or building moving”

Conscious Inspiration Facades 2

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Le Corbusier’s ,Villa Savoye – Ground plan

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ON design partners yokohama apartment – Ground plan

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Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye – First floor

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ON design partners yokohama apartment – First floor

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Conscious Inspiration Facades 2

Posted in buildings, public buildings with tags Conscious Inspiration, eliinbar Sketches 2011, Five Points of architecture, Three Dimensoinal Facades, Tow Dimensional Facades on March 8, 2011 by eliinbar

It was Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye (1929–1931) that most succinctly summed up his five points of architecture that he had elucidated in the journal L’Esprit Nouveau and his book Vers une architecture, which he had been developing throughout the 1920s. First, Le Corbusier lifted the bulk of the structure off the ground, supporting it by pilotis – reinforced concrete stilts. These pilotis, in providing the structural support for the house, allowed him to elucidate his next two points: a free façade, meaning non-supporting walls that could be designed as the architect wished, and an open floor plan, meaning that the floor space was free to be configured into rooms without concern for supporting walls. The second floor of the Villa Savoye includes long strips of ribbon windows that allow unencumbered views of the large surrounding yard, and which constitute the fourth point of his system. The fifth point was the roof garden to compensate for the green area consumed by the building and replacing it on the roof. From Wikipedia

Here is my personal interpretation-sketch to the story of buildings Façades. From Le Corbusiers’ Villa Savoye “free Façade” ( 1929-1931) till today.

I am aware about the existence of other parallel stories….

I will deal with them in my future posts