ARCH1201: 2012

Goal of site analyse:

To achieve a successful design, site analysis is a must&should be done carefully
Site Analysis involves taking an inventory of site elements and analyzing these factors relative to the clients need&aims.
Gather relevant information about the properties of the site, from topography to climate to wind pattern and vegetation.
Analyze these features and incorporate them into the design.

Site anlysis: Inventory list

Subsurface features-

G eology: Geological history of the area, bedrock type& depth etc.
Hydrology: Underground water table, aquifers, springs etc.
Soil Genesis: Erosion susceptibility, moisture, reaction organic content, bearing capacity etc.

Natural surface features-

Vegetation: Type, size, location, shade pattern, aesthetics, ecology etc.
Slopes: Gradiant, landforms, elevations, drainage pattern.
Wild life: Ecology, species etc.
Climate: Precipitation, annual rain/snow, humidity, wind direction, solar intensity& orientation, average/ highest/lowest temperature.

Cultural&Man-made features-

Utilities: Sanitary, water supply, gas, electrical etc.
Land use: Usage of site, adjacent use, zoning restrictions, easement etc.
Historic notes: archeologial sites, landmarks, building type, size, condition.
Circulation: Linkages an transit roads, auto& pedestrian access, mass transit routes etc.
Social factors: Population, intensity, educational level, economic&political factors, ethnicity, cultural typology etc.

Aesthetic factors:

Perceptual: from an auto, by pedestrian, by bike etc.
Spatial pattern: views of the site, views from the site, spaces existing, potential for new areas, sequential relationship.
Natural features: significant natural features of the site, water elements, rock formations, plant materials.

In Project two, I'm exploring three aspects of Villa Muller which are:
1. Privacy and Public space
2.Circulation(horizontal&virtical)
3. Materials
Followings are models I done for project two and I've done them for each aspect for reason. I'll analyse them and give some explainations of my aspects I exploring.

Although the entire building has total of 11 different height as well as different functional properties of the space in the form of requirements are different.Space for each unit has a different size, different height, should be in different the position.Villa Muller in space is a complex three-dimensional activities, "like a high spatial unit tangram puzzles.

a.facade windows
top:west, east
down:south, north
The symmetry of the facade, of different sizes, jagged window.And this seems to be "messy" , in fact, the size of its windows is strictly followed the forms of space and functional requirements of the internal set of upper and lower positions of the dislocation is changing the height difference by the internaldecision.It is worth mentioning, the fenestration of the facade, although varied, but each window of the facade are basically symmetrical, so that not only guarantee the integrity of the facade, but also reflects the rigor of internal functional layout. Besides, adjustment of the windows succeeds, whereas a decrease of the windows size towards the top emphasises the increased privacy of the rooms.

b. staircase
Although the functional space of the building is very independent, but they can be unified into a whole.These spatial cells in series, two groups of trunk-style staircase.One group stairs connects with Playroom-Dining Room-Bodior-Labrary-Bedroom. Another one connects with Servant's Room-Chaulfuer's Room-Kitchen-Prepareroom-Storage. Two sets of cirlulations make the master's and the servant's life separate.If need to master and servant in a house which cannot be seen by each other in a day.

c.rooms
top: level three
middle: level four
down: level five

To make the spatial interaction in the house Müller easier to understand, I created a roomcastof the important rooms
The room-cast shows that the dominant room of the house is the hall and assigned to her are the other rooms. The ground floor and the first floor are the really interesting levels for the intrinsic spatial plan. The reason for this is that Loos situated in the second level only the private rooms, like the sleeping room, robing-room and the child`s playroom. Rooms which have the same or similar functions. Based on his idea of the spatial plan Loos gave every room a height according to the function, so the height difference between the rooms (which leads to the interesting room sequences of the spatial plan) arise only between rooms of different functions, which is not given in the second floor. The vertical organisation from public rooms in the ground floor to the private rooms in the upper part of the house is typical for Loos.

Abstractions

Introduction: Villa Muller is in Prague, along the street. The building facade is simple and generous.Window hole rate is also relatively low, showing an isolated attitude.The opposite side of the outdoor stairs and outdoor platform, a large area of the window facing the garden. Loos thinks a comfortable house should be a clear distinction between external and internal, indoor and outdoor, public and private space of the house.

e. Exterior Appearence
The abstraction of exterior appearence of Villa Muller like a white cube-which Loo's favorite element and he repeated used in his interiors. The exteriors looks like very simple and this symbolized minimalism, means less is more. However, I make it purely white simple cube to contrast with the interior of building.
The interior used various, rich materials and vivid colour wich makes a big contrast to the exterior.

eg.

The corridor is arresting at first sight for the polychrome harmony of the emerald green and deep terracotta colours. The walls of the surprisingly narrow passage are clad to their full heights by large, green tinted opaque glass tiles. Earthen coloured tiles cover the floor. The harmonious colours are offset by the deep red colour used on the radiator. To the sides of the entrance are two, white painted doors. To the left of the entrance is the former reception room, where guests were received when it was not necessary for them to come into the private parts of the villa. The doors on the right lead to the service areas of the house. Along the axis of the corridor are glazed, double loose-leaf doors with glass handles, leading to the hall.

The hall has, in turn, its own unique colour scheme: muted red, white and dark blue. A dark red oriental carpet covers the terracotta tiling. The wooden panelling with the repeated motif of an irregular square is painted white. The ceiling is dark blue, while the radiators are painted a rich red. The basic colours are complemented by the golden yellow silk curtains and the white shades of the ceiling lights, similar in shape to the lights in the corridor and in the entrance porch.

The living room, also called the residential hall, is exceptionally large, measuring 11 x 5.6m, and 4.3 m high. Adolf Loos used the contrast between the smaller dimensions of the entrance recess and the large room to create a moment of surprise that affects everyone entering. The extent of the room is augmented by the absence of a single longitudinal wall, these being reduced to load-bearing pillars which thus enable other parts of the house to be seen - the dining room on the mezzanine and the staircase to the upper floor. The living room contains seating concentrated into two groups along the shorter walls. The central space within the living room was left free by Loos, cleared of furnishing, which again strengthens the overall impression of size.
Loos' original spatial conception, known as Raumplan, is clearly visible in the living roof of Müller Villa: it has no doors, and its space is freely linked to the small entrance recess and via this to the entrance hall. Neither is the dining room separated by doors, this by contrast separated from the living room by a height differential. Finally, even the start of the stairway to the upper floor is not separated from the living room by a door. The one longitudinal wall is broken by the windows and door to the balcony. All of the windows in the living room are marked by their unusual, Japanising details of the crosspieces, partly veiled by the bright yellow silk curtains that appear throughout the villa with the exception of the family bedroom.

There are two children's rooms - a bedroom and a playroom - linked to each other by a doorway. Both rooms have their own access to the gallery on the main staircase. The master bedroom can be reached from the children's bedroom via the lady's dressing room, and the balcony above the dining room bay can also reached this way.
The furniture in the children's rooms is made of soft wood in smooth, geometric shapes, lacquered in bright yellow, blue and green; it was made by S.B.S. Brno. The metal beds did not survive, and were remade according to the documentation available; they are lacquered a dark red colour, matching the radiators. The linoleum - which for reasons of hygiene had no carpet over it - was also red.

References

Websites:
1.http://www.mullerovavila.cz/?q=english/node/429
2.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xfKtTOG61U&feature=related
3.http://architectuul.com/architecture/villa-muller
4.http://www.ribablogs.com/?tag=adolf-loos