Bordeaux House is an interesting building. In week 1 I've managed to watch the movie Koolhaas Houselife, which gives me a good idea how the building works. (notes will be posted soon)
I managed to start 3 plans and 2 sections.
Here are some of my notes from week 1, mostly are filled with ideas that I could gather from the house.
- One of the most intriguing part of the building in my opinion is the second level. The second level, due to highly calculated structural elements,could be free from the load bearing walls and thus provide amazing views through all it sides, while at the same time still has the third floor floating above it.
- In the last lecture in wk2, the lecturer mentions the relation excavation and the feeling of protection and warmth in Villa Maeria. I've figured, Koolhaas aimed to do the same in the first floor; he puts the living room as well as the kitchen/dinning room in the cave-like first floor.
- This cave-like first floor are contrasted by the broad openness of the second floor.
- There is a relationship between the circular drive way and a the circular stair and again with the mechanically operated circular windows.
- The top house are divided into 2 parts, the parents bedroom and the kid's bedroom. However, I find it odd that the two bedrooms are connected only through their bathroom by a small pathway.
- On the top level, there are a balcony that are covered with the facade.
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