Tuesday, August 19, 2008

the brief

i've been think a lot of what oskars would want for his residence,
and this is the result:

it is important to him to have what he needs.
not only in the general; kitchen, bathroom and sleeping sense;
but in the fact that it is just him and the house needs to be just for him.

he wants a small house, not cramped, but he feels no need to have an excess of space.
and this is why i've been designing in a schematic way and working out the relationship between rooms and knowing where units are. instead of just working with forms and then fitting the units as an afterthought.

oskars primarily is interested in the experience of occupying the house, and less in the appearance of it. although this is still an important factor.

more specifically; he wants many different points of view around the house. and for these to be restricted to only 4 different views that generally comes with a rectangular house.

he would also like for there to be views of the sky.

the tower should be positioned in a central location of the house, preferably in a hallway. so he is only reflected when he is using the hallway. but this area, which is the empty unit, can be a highly used area. and will be considered as the heart of the house.

all rooms should be wrapped around this empty unit. furthermore creating a heart to the house, and so the only way people can view oskars in this place is from the reflection of the tower, instead of through windows.

he would also like the house to be made with heavy, solid materials. to give a secure and grounded sensations as that is what he would like to feel in his house.

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