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Path, Scents, Sky
Helpful tips:
- repeat your concept in different ways through the text to emphasise it
- find precendents and mention them (eg. Zumthor, Pallasma)
- series of individual masses linked by a common path - this path runs right through from the street to the final destination at the end (studio, 'room for thinking', music/library) - path has the same materials from street to studio
- different masses have different scents?
- could navigate this path by smell
- transparent roof for the path, or open to the air, except in the front mass (living/dining/entrance)
- entrance ceiling is lower than the rest, area with steps is semi enclosed (different from the rest of the path)
- forced disconnect with domestic areas, path becomes open in the area before the studio, the transition area
- toilet is accessed from outside as well, to take on qualities of the traditional Japanese toilet plus also the typical older kiwi 'bach' toilet, long drop etc. - with the feeling of being closer to the outdoors/the external environment.
- however, the bedrooms can also access the master bedroom toilet without going outside...(eg. the bedroom nearest the master bedroom could be for young children who do not want to 'go outside' at night)
- light versus dark - day: entrance and studio will be darker than the main pathway - sunny, bright path
- light versus dark - night: brightly lit entrance and studio with no artificial lights on the main pathway so dark, outside will the lighter, look up to sky etc
- cladding = cedar for blocks along the path, stone blocks for front and studio
- path = terracotta tiles with unsealed mortar containing fragrant elements depending on location along the path
- landscaping = fragrant bushes and vines:
- near dining room = Hoya (very fragrant indoor/tropical vine) growing up the wall outside the dining room doors, plus a herb garden for cooking (basil, mint, thyme - thyme planted in between the tiles to walk on).
- near bathroom = ?
- near studio = citrus trees, lemon thyme planted between the terracotta tiles to walk on and release the frangrance, port wine magnolia
- My site (CBD) is a vast contrast to my original idea for the concept (eg. rural), the challenge is how to recreate this feeling in an urban context
Phrases:
- a main pathway
with glimpses of other paths too narrow to negotiate (hints of other routes not possible from here) - lined with scents evocative of past memories, conjuring up places previously experienced, creating an expectation of what is to come
delicate scents converge into stronger aromas as the spaces change (become larger and more solid)- scents of materials help to navitage - give an indication of where you are and where you are going to/from
- indoor/outdoor/contrast of light/varying geometries
- forced disconnection from the domestic spaces, flinging you into the open night sky with its contrasting sounds and smells, providing an environment supporting the change in mindset needed to study/work/practice
- the main pathways provided contrasting experiences, a transition of scents characteristic of each destination along the path
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