ESA – Spring Semester 2008 Studio GAD working on the “The Urban fabric as training/fitness arena”.
We have some schematic design of students showing how they approach concerns and matters about the theme.
Project of Seoug-bok Jeong
ESA – Spring Semester 2008 Studio GAD
The Urban fabric as training/fitness arena.
Gokhan Avcioglu
gad@gadarchitecture.com
Alex Suarez
alexsuarez@gadarchitecture.com
Leslie Ware - TA
leslie.ware@gmail.com
1 Site analysis and recordings
Each group will analyze both sites; Jardins Saint Paul and Quai de la Rapee
Pick one site for a more intensive analysis
Dynamic energies/Axis or perspective, lens
Adapt a way of analyzing the site(s) in order to emphasize on your own argument. Have a point of view when doing your research and documentation. Be unique and creative in your research and tools of representation.
2 Paris The physical | dynamic city
The Urban fabric as training/fitness arena.
Each group is to research and analyze how Parisians use their city as a physical training ground. What are important sports or physical activities seen throughout the city? How do Parisians exercise? When? Is it a recurrent or punctual activity? What types of sports integrates the best into the Parisian way of living the city? How does it correspond to a Parisian “body”?
Focus on the uniqueness of the sport or activities, the equipment used, clothes needed, time, schedule, type of activity, intensity, implantation, outdoor/indoor, etc.
How does that activity or sport affect the human body?
3 Programmatic Projections
To finalize, each group will present a summary of the PowerPoint presentation. This proposal/summary should focus on Programmatic projections for their project(s) in response to the conclusions of their analysis. For example, a group might suggest physical training facilities and also create a hybrid with residential or commercial spaces, etc.
The intention is for groups to assess their research and propose the types of programs for their design. These programmatic projections are very open to the students. Hybrid proposals are encouraged.
Gökhan Avcıoğlu will be giving a lecture at ESA at 15 November 07.
