Mashup

MASHUP

Aims to give the user a quiet peaceful place where they may not only view the landscape but somehow reflect upon it and introspect in the site. The entire complex is a three-dimensional space in which buildings on the ground, under the ground and over the ground are fused together. A series of stacked planes moulded with rounded edges, mirrors the surrounding topography to become an almost indiscernible mesh between the natural and the man-made. (This design is) more "organic" and which thus seemed to be more engaged with their surroundings while remaining, never based on realism but rather, the imagination. The design incorporates broad expanses of windows and the balconies are off main rooms giving a sense of the closeness of the surroundings. Gardens offer tranquil green spaces that promote harmony between man and nature through a design so well integrated with its site that buildings, furnishings, and surroundings become part of a unified, interrelated composition.

In my own words: The theory involves the interaction between the natural and built environment in both a physical and symbolic sense. This will be used to create a design that is so tightly woven with the nature that surrounds it that it becomes inseparable.

MAD

Design Boom, MAD architects: huangshan mountain village, Accessed on 23^rd June 2014 from http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mad-architects-huangshan-mountain-village-china/

FLW 

USA Home and Garden, Fallingwater, Accessed on 23^rd June 2014 from http://usahomeandgarden.com/architecture/fallingwater/fallingwater.html

HYBRID

Steven Holl, Linked Hybrid, Accessed on 23^rd June 2014 from http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?id=58