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Curated Views and The Importance of Creating Considerable Windows
A Hyper-focused Interrogation or Examination of Architecture and Many of Its Comprising Elements
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.
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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