A Cubistic View

A Cubistic View

Dijk, A.M.

Schoonderbeek, M. (mentor)
Bier, H. (mentor)

Architecture

Public Building

BorderConditions

2011-06-27

Creating a Picasso The graduation project has been a part of the studio Border Conditions at the Technical University in Delft with the function of a museum in the city Odessa, Ukraine. The main objective of the studio is to translate an observation in the city into a mapping. This mapping subsequently needed to be translated into architectural space. The survey took place in the city Odessa. In this city I was struck by the different viewpoints and speeds when moving given by the different modes of transport. I compared this fragmented way of experiencing the space with the Cubism of Picasso. In his paintings multiple viewpoints are composed to one painting. The focus is not on a static experience of space, as with the perspective, instead he focusses on time and movement. Movement through space was the key of this design. Both in the dealing with the context as in the organization of the building itself. From inside the building several fragments of the context are framed, some more close up, some more as an overview. Some framed from a high point of view, some from a low point of view. With architectural elements the speed of the visitor is guided. For instance a steep stairs or a gentle slope. The space is made by the intersection of different frames. The more frames are added, the more complex the space gets.

cubism

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Student theses

master thesis

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