Yan Min: 9/9/07

Sunday, September 9, 2007

QUOTES AND CONCEPT

Quotation

“The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.”

Charles Darwin

“To understand God's thoughts we must study statistics, for these are the measure of His purpose”

Florence Nightingale

Electroliquid Aggregation

"God gave us the ability of independent reasoning, so that we could have a unique way of understanding His purpose."

Concept Brief

Charles Darwin

From client’s idea about instinct and independency of reasoning, the space is constructed like being handed on the edge and the working space in the middle is elevated and “detached” with its path way. Although the meeting place seems to be “right there”; however; in order to get to the meeting place Charles Darwin have to walk around his office and find the way out.

Meeting Place

The design concept comes from Florence Nightingale is “Understanding the measurement”. In order to get to the office, the client has to walk through the tunnel under the office. The contrast of the narrow space and gigantic form gives viewer a strong impact of measurement.

Florence Nightingale

The Ramp which is also the meeting place is constructed according to the electroliquid aggregation. The window here is inspired by the church window design. The separated space here is the independent space for them to communicate.