Project 3 - Art Gallery - model

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Project 3 - Art Gallery-site

Project 2 --- Model

According to my narrative, I designed three spaces. One space engages her to remind of her dead husband, and imagine she is her husband, then write letter. One space is for her to reading letter. The third one is for her to live as a normal person.

The left space is for 'writing letter', the right one is for ' reading letter'.

----'writing letter' space

Her husband is a German navy. The colour of his military uniform, which is white and deep blue really impressed her. Thus, the wall colour and furniture in this room are in white and blue tone. The roof is light blue which is transparent, when sunlight is coming in through the window, everthing will be blued. In such familiar atmosphere, she would recall her husband.

----'reading letter' space

There is no window in this room, because their first meet was at night. The dark space makes her relax and comfortable. Also, she enjoys staying at this room, she doesn't want to be disturbed. If she saw something through the window, it may break her illusion and drag her back to the real world. This is another reason why there is no window.

I used two same form to show her split personality. One is reversed. Thus, one faces up, and one faces down. Furthermore, the contrast of a dark and light space expresses the two different spiritual worlds.

The special building form shows the process of her role transition. The staircase is setted in the middle. She cannot suddenlly transfer to another role. She needs to feel the surroundings. The more she sees, touches and feels, the more she can recall. So, such shape shows the changes of her mentation.

The third room is for her to live as a normal person. The curved surface is to show her weak heart. She tries to pretect herself. The door is hided under the particular shape. Also, she tries to put their two people's world in her deep heart, it only belongs to themselves, and she wants to protect the spiritual world and memories. Thus, the spaces are hided behind the structural thing.

Project 2 --- Drawings

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Project 2 --- Painting

Information about the painting:
Jan Vermeer, A Girl Reading a Letter by an Open Window, ca. 1657-59. Oil on Canvas. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Gemäldegalerie, Dresden.


My narrative:
A house for a schizophrene to read letter from her died husband, which is actually written by herself.

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Project 1 - Artifice

Geoffrey Bawa's House for Dr Bartholomeusz


VariantNames Geoffrey Bawa's Office
Location Colombo, Sri Lanka
Architect/Planner Geoffrey Bawa
Client Edwards, Ried, and Begg
Date 1961-1963
Century 20th
Decade 1960s
Building Types commercial, residential
Building Usage office building/complex, private residence
Keywords courtyard house


Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003) is the most renowned architect in Sri Lanka and is the principal force behind what is known today as 'tropical modernism'. Bawa was initially a barrister and came into architecture quite late at the age of 38. In 1961 the house in Alfred House Road that had been designed for a Burgher doctor called Noel Bartholomeusz was cancelled as it was nearing completion and Bawa persuaded his partners at E. R. & B. to take it over as their office. The original design was developed in the spirit of the Ena de Silva House, though the plot was narrower and longer. A first courtyard, separated from the street by a two-storey lodge containing garages, servants' accommodation and an entrance archway faced a single-storey pavilion containing a dining room and kitchens. Beyond, a formal pool court led to the main pavilion, which was occupied by the principal living room with bedrooms on an upper floor. The living room opened via a covered verandah into a final garden court. The change from house to office was effected with so little effort that one is left to wonder whether Bawa had prior knowledge of his client's intentions. With its courtyards, loggias and verandahs, the building created a pleasant and comfortable working environment that obviated the need for air-conditioning and offered a sample of the practice's work to any prospective clients.