Sunday, September 29, 2013

Approach & Circulation, Space organization

 POD  Boutique Hotel, SA by Greg Wright Architects 

Approach and Circulation 

Alillas Villas Soori, Bali by SCDA Architects


Approach and Circulation 




Space organization 


The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, Tokyo by Kengo and Kuma Associates

Approach and Circulation 



Space organization 



Typical 8th Floor plan Space Organization 




Amangiri Resort, Utah by I-10 Studio

Approach and Circulation 


Space organization 





                                   Spa Castle, New York by Steve Chon

Approach and circulation 




Space organization
1 st Floor Plan 







Monday, September 23, 2013

Natural Light, Structure, Private vs. Public Spaces




     POD  Boutique Hotel, SA by Greg Wright Architects 

Natural Light

 Structure


Private versus Public 




  Alillas Villas Soori, Bali by SCDA Architects

Natural Light 
Structure




Private versus Public 



The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, Tokyo by Kengo and Kuma Associates

Natural Light 

Structure

29 th Floor floor plan. 


Private versus Public 

 A 29-story, 941,070-square-foot mixed-use tower with 251 hotel rooms, 14 apartments, office space, a pool, a gym, a garden, and retail tenants including several cafés and a 7-Eleven. The hotel rooms (designed by Kanko Kikaku Sekkei) are concentrated on the upper floors of the Capitol Tower, the offices on the lower floors and the the apartments in between.

Source: http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/building_types_study/Hotels/2011/capitol-hotel.asp


Amangiri Resort, Utah by I-10 Studio

Natural Light 

Structure


Private versus Public 




Spa Castle, New York by Steve Chon

Natural Light 


Structure
Ground floor of the spa mainly consists of  locker rooms both male and female, saunas  and pools.



Private versus Public 



Tuesday, September 17, 2013

SYMMETRY, HIERARCHY, GEOMETRY


           POD  Boutique Hotel, SA by Greg Wright Architects 

SYMMETRY 




HIERARCHY OF SPACES 

Relatively simple structure. emphases is given to the to the most important spaces, such as entrance  needs more accessible  and it is more important then mechanical room.Therefore, as shown the brighter color is the entrance and as the color gets dull it is the least occupy able and not as important space. 




GEOMETRY 



  Alillas Villas Soori, Bali by SCDA Architects

SYMMETRY 

HIERARCHY OF SPACES 
As we can see the hierarchy of spaces are from large  to small spaces, there is a slight color variation depending on the sizes of the rooms i.e. the largest spaces being the darker color and smallest being the lighter. This also indicates how much emphasis is given to a particular room and spaces it requires. For instance, entrance doesn't require as much space as the bedroom. 


GEOMETRY 


The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, Tokyo by Kengo and Kuma Associates

SYMMETRY 




HIERARCHY OF SPACES 

In this example. we can see that the core and/or the circulation are of this hotel plays a significant role as it combines the spaces to each other as an intermediary space. The circulation I am referring to connects offices, apartments , hotel rooms and commercial spaces, therefore making it the most occupiable space at all times. 



GEOMETRY 



Amangiri Resort, Utah by I-10 Studio

SYMMETRY


HIERARCHY OF SPACES



GEOMETRY 





Spa Castle, New York by Steve Chon

SYMMETRY



GEOMETRY

The geometry of this structure consists of relatively similar shapes. because the entrance to this place is the only  place where it separates into men's and woman's locker room . the rest of the building is just a big public open space with studios. 








Saturday, September 14, 2013

Parti & Massing

                          POD Boutique Hotel, South Africa by Greg Wright Architects 
MASSING
PARTI
      Alillas Villas Soori, Bali by SCDA Architects
MASSING


PARTI

The Capitol Hotel Tokyu, Tokyo by Kengo and Kuma Associates
MASSING 


PARTI 
Loisium Hotel, Austria by Steven Holl Architects

MASSING 

PARTI



Spa Castle, New York by Steve Chon 
MASSING 


PARTI













Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Site


Which site has been chosen? Why?


I have chosen Site #2, primarily because I have familiarized myself with the site well. I also, like the location, the view and the potential it has. 

http://arch3610f13site2.blogspot.com/

BUILDING TYPOLOGY

 1.  Which building typology you are researching?
      Hotels, Spa Resorts and Wellness Centers

 2.  Why are you researching this building typology? 
       Considering the fact that there are very few to no lodging and/or spa retrieving resorts around the neighborhood of Red Hook, the specialty of  such building, I  would like to research on, would add into the diversity of the neighborhood and potentially would attract more people in taking interest in Red Hook. 


 3.  What is the specialty of this building type you would like to research i.e.   museum for dance, school for digital media…
     The specialty of this building (The Spa and Wellness Retreat) is that it provides an experience that most people do not splurge themselves every day in their life. it would provide a feeling of escape to a remote distance yet it would be local and within the reach to the city, where they can enjoy themselves without going far. 

      Hotel would be a complementary part, where visitors can allow themselves the luxury of guesting for more than a day. The lodging can also be convenient for tourists who would like to explore the city, stay in Red Hook and/or be local to Downtown Brooklyn. 
 4.  What are the examples that you will be researching… list the examples, location and architect  (10 examples)

1.  POD Boutique Hotel,Camps Bay, SA by Greg Wright Architects 


http://www.homedsgn.com/2013/09/03/pod-boutique-hotel/
http://www.pod.co.za/photos/


2. Loisium Hotel, Austria by Steven Holl Architects


 http://www.archdaily.com/5524/loisium-hotel-steven-holl/







3. Sofitel, Paris Faubourg designed by Didier Gome
http://www.sofitel.com/gb/meetings-events-hotels/index.shtml


6. Alillas Villas Soori, Bali by SCDA Architects 




http://www.alilavillassoori.com/about.html   




8. Spa Castle in College Point, Queens by Steve Chon



http://spacastleusa.com/ny/



9. ESPA, Singapore by HBA London/Hirsch Bedner Associates
http://www.rwsentosa.com/language/en-US/Homepage/ThingsToDo/ESPA



10. Amitra Spa and Wellness Center, Singapore designed by Richmond International Inc 


http://www.wahanda.com/place/amrita-spa-and-wellness-at-swissotel-merchant-court-singapore/

5.  What are you goals for working with this building type?
      My primary goals of working with this building type are; first and foremost would be to incorporate and preserve the history and the vibe of the neighborhood. To include and take advantage of the waterfront vistas and incorporate up and coming developments the neighborhood is going through. 
In addition, to create a space that is ecstatically distinctive, however would complement the neighboring vicinity. 

6.  What are the program elements that you see included at this point in your building? (may  evolve once more research is done)


Lodging 
Healthy and nutritious snack bar/ restaurants 
Indoors and Outdoors patio spaces 
Pool/ sauna
Garden
Gym
A few studious (Yoga; Pilates etc.; accessible by the guests and the community) 
A rooftop lounge which potentially overlooking into the city, remote parts of the city and of course the waterfront.