This project will consist of designing a public library for the town of Jounieh, composed of the following functions:
A multi-purpose hall/theater for 30-40 persons Reading areas Stacks Computer zone Children library Café in addition to the required service areas [lobby areas, restrooms, storage, circulation etc.]
Option 2: School of Dance
This project will involve designing a School of Dance including a performance theater, in the city of Jounieh. The building should include:
A multi-purpose hall/theater for 80 persons Café/Lobby Dance practice areas in addition to the required service areas [lobby, restrooms, showers, storage, circulation etc.]
Common Directives
The Main objective is to develop a space that is inviting, functional and interesting yet contextual [respecting the areas around it in terms of scale and patterns]. Every student is required to do his/her research on examples that could be useful in the elaboration of the project [Aalto, Siza, Koolhaas, Holl etc.] and in developing their program with these examples in mind.
This is the Morgan Library by Renzo Piano.It is an addition that joined three different structures built at different times.It includes a spacious lobby that joins the three, old buildings, reading and exhibition areas, a coffee place, a gallery, and an auditorium.I think it relates to Jounieh because of its historic context.The way Piano uses the grid and the cube to create a harmonious connection is very interesting. Plus, his generous spaces in a small area are nice. Incorporating greenery also shows sensitivity.
Extra session this Friday (Jan. 8, 2010) at 2:00 pm
-full set of plans (scale 1:100) -two sections (scale 1:100) -street elevation -model -get all the previous drawings + models -read the handout article "The Logic of Plans"