Project Matrix- Precedent 3

Architectural precedent: 
The Fisher House, also known as the Norman Fisher House, was designed by the architect Louis I. Kahn in 1967

Key Concept:
In the very first scheme, the two separate square volumes are apparent. The circulation is mostly vertical and separated within each volume. Kahn would stray far from this original concept, even incorporating a circle in the square motif. Kahn discovered the idea of two cubes intersecting at an angle.His initial plan called for one volume to be masonry and the other to be wood. Kahn eventually relinquished this idea, due to budget restrictions, and the final plan is a masonry foundation and plinth with the two wooden cubes resting on top. The wood is meticulously crafted with deep window pockets and built-in cabinets, tables, and seating almost as if the house is a large and complex piece of furniture in and of itself.

Selected Design Element: 
Simple cubes with functional inside

How is the Key Concept Reflected in the Form of the Selected Design Element:
In this project, spaces in two units were interwoven. As an outcome, each unit is determined by its own distinctive feature. The Fisher House uses the form to separate the different programmatic uses of a home. The public and private are divided between two distinct two story nearly cubic volumes. The public volume intersects the north face of the private with its southeast corner. The public space, which is perfectly square in plan, holds the entrance corridor and the master bedroom at ground level and two other bedrooms above. The second volume is slightly off square, having a rectangular plan, and holds the living, dining and kitchen space in a double height room. To distinguish the public and private spaces within the house, two types of plastic boards will be used to represent the functions, for instance, the transparent plastic boards will be used to represent the public volume and the darker plastic board will be used to represent the private volume.

Geometrical Description of the Shape:
The house is two cube that three dimensionally interlocked with each other. Each of the cubes is functioned in the different use. The whole program has been designed with a level change in two parts.

Proposed Scale,Material, Technique:
S: 1:100 (a detachable conceptual model)
M: MDF
     Plastic Board Yellow
     Plastic Board blue
T: Laser-cut
    Hand crafting

Time, Commitment, Cost/Budget
T: Sketch up model & CAD drawing 
    (6-8 hours)
    Laser cut (3 hours)
    To connect different elements together 
    (3 hours)
   overall (13-15 hours)
C: Laser Cutting $20/hr
    Standard MDF Panel 
    900 x 600 x 3mm $3.5/ea

   Overall: $23.5