Areial View of Jounieh - Google Earth

Project Description

Option 1: A Public Library

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.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A featured article on archdaily: Williams Studio / gh3 - Check out the Drawings

Here's a link to the article 

http://www.archdaily.com/47504/williams-studio-gh3/
 (scroll down to the bottom of the page in the link and check out the technical drawings)


 










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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Morgan Library NYC - Renzo Piano

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.
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