On Theory (01)

Seeing the SPACE, an abstract term, as the content of the form of the building in the main subject matter in modern architecture.


Citrohan House Plaster Model
Le Corbusier

In Modernism, space is seen as isotropic, homogeneous in every direction, abstract limited by boundaries or edges, and rational or logically inferential from part to whole, or from whole to part.


Temporary Pavilion Model
Aldo Van Eyck

In Postmodernism, however, space is specific, unlimited or ambiguous in zoning and ‘irrational’ in the relation of parts to whole. The space has unclear boundaries and extends infinitely without apparent edge.

Manila American Cemetery and Memorial

Digital Beijing Building

But of all structures that's been erected for the 2008 Olympics, only the Digital Beijing Building is the only one for me that i like. It is the control and data center of the event. With its digital design schemes bearing a resemblances to a circuit board or a bar code, it only represents the highest technological content an Olympic event has ever had. A competition design piece won by a starting Beijing based design studio of Studio Pei-Zhu.

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2008 Beijing Olympics

The National Olympic Stadium "the Bird's Nest"


The National Olympic Basketball Gymnasium


The Olympic Village


The Olympic Tennis Center "Flower Petals"


The "Water Cube" National Aquatic Center

China had invested 280 billion yuan in erecting major olympic stadiums and infrastructure around the development for this year culmination of the Olympic games by the country. Among the 13 major Olympic stadiums scattered in the central area, there are 5 newly-built permanent stadiums: National Stadiums, National Gymnasium, National Swimming Center, National Tennis Center. 3 re-built stadiums such as Olympic Central Stadium, Olympic Central Gymnasium, Yingdong Swimming Gymnasium. All the sport amenities will be open to the public, except 5 temporary gymnasiums. Also an Olympic Forest Park of 867 hectares with 200 hectare dragon-shaped lake area, exhibition center and Chinese Nation Museum and the Olympic Village where different athletic delegations will stay and enjoy the best amenities the host country could offer; along with it are 8 newly-fashioned tourism & leisure hotel; 3 golf courses, 5 luxury hotels, 8 shopping plaza, 4 food street, and 10 major shopping malls.

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For Turning Over

I been so busy on my new job that I haven't post anything here lately but now I try to catch up. The project that we're handling now is a 38-storey high end residential tower in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Actually it's nearing its completion and all that must be done are wrapping up of all balances of works and preparing it for the turning over of the project to the owner.
Maybe after this, I could continue my regular post here. I try also to post more information regarding the said building after the turning over is completed and the inauguration has take place.

Alvar Aalto : Baker House Dormitory

Aerial View
Exterior View


The site is located on a heavily-trafficked street along the Charles River. In order to avoid as much as possible the disturbing view out onto this street, a curving plan form was chosen. By this means, no room was oriented at right angles to the street and its traffic. It is well known how much more tranquil it is to look, for example, from a diagonal line of sight out of the windows of a moving train at the passing landscape. An attempt to make use of this phenomenon was made with the form of the building: the windows face diagonally to the passing automobiles and thus afford a quieter environment for the person within the room. The stairway system is housed in a paneled structure rising up the north side of the building which allows an unobstructed view along its entire length from the lowest landing.

Karl Fleig, ed. Alvar Aalto. Scarsdale, N.Y.: Wittenborn and Company, 1963. p134.

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Baker_Dormitory.html

playlist to look for

Tennessee (Fuzzy Hair Dub) - Bob Sinclar Ft. Farrell Lennon
Summer Moon (Club Edit) (David Guetta Tim Deluxe Bob Sinclar Joachim Garraud)- Africanism
Perfect Love (Offer Nissim Perfect Club Mix) - Offer Nissim featuring Maya
I Wish You Were Here (Offer Nissim Club Mix) - Offer Nissim featuring Maya
Kinda New (Dirty South Remix) - Spektrum
No More Conversations (Mylo Remix) - Freeform Five
Latin Thing (Thomas Gold Dub) - Wawa & Thomas Gold
Deros Illusion - Dero ft Leee John
Fly Away (Main Mix) - Jean Claude Ades
Let Me Think About It (Fedde Le Grand Remix) - Ida Corr
Perfect (Exceeder) (Martijn Ten Velden Vocal Remix) - Mason Vs Princess Superstar
Boogie 2nite (Seamus Haji Big Love Mix) - Booty Luv
Get Up (Before The Night Is Over) (General Elektric Mix) - Global Deejays feat. Technotronic
Alone - Offer Nissim Feat. Maya
Uninvited (Club Mix) - Freemasons
Seasons Of Love (Eddie Baez Remix) - RENT OST
Gimme More (Peter Rauhofer Club Mix) - Britney Spears>
Man in the Mirror Hed Kandi remix

Just found this list of interesting songs. i would like to save it here for future references and also for those who have the same interest. Maybe eventually this list will grow as i will add some of my finds on my next log.
Enjoy guys.

Luneta Hotel

As a start for my planned project for this new year on mapping out noteworthy and significant building in the metropolis and posting them in here, i would like to start of by featuring one of the first high rise building in the country during late 1800's and considered as the first hotel of it's kind in the orient, the Luneta Hotel. From the looks and design of it had seen it's own grandeur and couple of famous people from this era had took residences in one of its rooms. I hope it will be save from the wrecking ball and be adaptive reused and restored from its original neo-modern beauty with french influence design. Will post more information and picture of it for the coming days.