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
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….
Someone Has Built It Before 
