Preliminary Designs
Main Sanctuary, Memorial Side Chapel, Meditation
Side Chapel
I used a lot
of curved walls to make sure that when the sunlight hit the walls that the
sunlight will be reflexed and stretched out to get more out of the sun. I also made
sure that the back of the sanctuary was facing south, so that the light was
directly hitting those walls and was easily distributed among all the chapels
and sanctuary. I made sure that the path of the sun, which was east to west was
used completely. All my light tunnels or reflexes where influenced by the suns
path.
Site
Location
I choose my
site locations by evaluating three things circulation, formal space and the
sun. My site is near the secondary pedestrian circulation that all the students
that dorm walk through. Also, located my building right next to the formal
space, to give my building great value and distinguish it has a religious
symbol.
Contextual
Orientation
Their where
few things I had to consider when placing on the sanctuary and chapels. The
first thing I had to make sure they are all available for the sun light to hit
them directly. So I placed them in a 45 degree angle. Secondly, I made sure
that the height of the chapel closest to the east had the lowest elevation, to
let the light hit the chapels and sanctuary. The dangers of having my sanctuary
and chapels placed in that angle is letting sunlight hit a window and let light
hit the ground. However, I made sure I used different mechanism to prohibit
that from happening. The rooms where to offices where placed match the building
around it. For example, the office rooms followed the directions of all the
ministration and educational building around it.
Conceptual
Analysis
Circulations
always has to be simple, so I made my lobby the center of choosing to going to
the sanctuary and the chapels or go to the offices. So has soon as you walk in
through the front doors the sanctuary is what going to pop out at you. The
sanctuary is the hierarchy and that is displayed from the inside and outside.
The hierarchy is displayed from the inside by displaying a wide opening to
another door, which is the entrance. Basically it has a different opening than
any other room. Also, the light function displayed on the ceiling in the lobby
is directly pointing at the sanctuary. The hierarchy is displayed on the
outside by being the biggest room, being centered and also connected to the
other chapels.
2D Diagrams
3D Diagram
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