Curated Views and The Importance of Creating Considerable Windows
A Hyper-focused Interrogation or Examination of Architecture and Many of Its Comprising Elements
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William Hindle
BArch Hons 2022
Supervisors:
Unit Leader: Gregory Katz
Unit Tutor: Jaco Jonker
Unit Assistant: Senzo Mamba
UNIT 17
Making... A Difference 2022
Awards
Distinction
My project, curated views, considers the importance of creating
considerate windows which alter the spacial perception of a building.
Pinmill farm located in Sandown, Sandton – adjacent to the Jukskei River – is facing an occupancy crisis. It is as if the buildings evoke a picturesque contextual atmosphere, containing a narrative not necessarily bodied in the architecture.
By experimenting with mirrors, one can manipulate the focal point of a scene. These mirrors become artificial windows that alter the scene. My artefact includes a series of apertures that open up to specific views; these direct views toward a single focal point. When those mirrors move, the scene changes.
These images are composed, creating a composite of scenes representing Pinmill's context embodying the exterior narrative into the spatial perception.
Through this project, I intend to introduce scenes surrounding the building – scenes that evoke beauty and tell a story – into the building without compromising comfort. By changing the scenery, I hope to create a more effective way of interacting with the space without drastically changing the architecture.
Pinmill farm located in Sandown, Sandton – adjacent to the Jukskei River – is facing an occupancy crisis. It is as if the buildings evoke a picturesque contextual atmosphere, containing a narrative not necessarily bodied in the architecture.
By experimenting with mirrors, one can manipulate the focal point of a scene. These mirrors become artificial windows that alter the scene. My artefact includes a series of apertures that open up to specific views; these direct views toward a single focal point. When those mirrors move, the scene changes.
These images are composed, creating a composite of scenes representing Pinmill's context embodying the exterior narrative into the spatial perception.
Through this project, I intend to introduce scenes surrounding the building – scenes that evoke beauty and tell a story – into the building without compromising comfort. By changing the scenery, I hope to create a more effective way of interacting with the space without drastically changing the architecture.
![Movement, Recreation, Development, Play, Structure, Circulation](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ebc889942559a2ced945df9b52f3d9978579757b02602c7292157c4ce2216a3f/1.-Photograph-showing-a-scene-which-is-obstructed-by-a-small-window.-Hindle-W.-Unit-17.-2022.jpeg)
![Map which highlights the locality of scenes which are Projected through the use of mirrors. Hindle, W. Unit 17. 2022](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35169171b12c786c20ce884dc11b91eaf74158e85d01ce4f1fada450606a7aa8/2.Map.jpeg)
![Sectional diagram showing the angulation of youse project through the placement of mirrors and the openings of windows. Hindle, W. Unit 17. 2022](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fbaaf067cd7c07aac92c0ac5f7e10ece82639930f5446a0801cb5e50859ca520/3.-Sectional-Diagram.jpeg)
![Perspective drawing depicting the special experience of the user and their interaction with views projected by the mirrors. Hindle, W. Unit 17. 2022](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e9aa48d74f230f18b750a3a046ced8fc32bd52dfb7f0dede06357d50a53142b/5.-Perspective-drawing.jpeg)
![Axonometric showing how mirrors reflect views to a focal point. Hindle, W. Unit 17. 2022](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9bd238048309151588013b05899546925fa1713f387c115d38d0ec1424046196/6.-Axonometric-Showing-how-mirrors-reflect-views-to-a-focal-point.-Hindle-W.-Unit-17.-2022.jpeg)
Keywords:
Experimental, Windows, Projection, Phenomenology, Curation, Views, Intervention, Office park, Modularity, Adaptability, Aperture, Reflection, Light, Picturesque, Analysis, Interrogation, Examination
Experimental, Windows, Projection, Phenomenology, Curation, Views, Intervention, Office park, Modularity, Adaptability, Aperture, Reflection, Light, Picturesque, Analysis, Interrogation, Examination
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