After the presentation last week, the next step in the
design process for this assignment is to extend from our last design. The feedback
I received was that the concept of the mangroves was not clear in the
architecture, only in the interior design qualities. I decided to further
research and analyse the form of the mangrove to find some inspiration for the
building shape and layout.
The image shows a small mangrove tree growing in the water.
I noticed with a lot of the different species of mangroves, that they are very
bottom heavy, in the sense that besides the leaves and trunk, their main
feature is the twisting root system.
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Mangrove Image (Reef Ball Foundation Inc, 2007)
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The only problem with this idea is that to achieve this
concept in the building, the idea of the mangrove would have to be inverted, so
that users enter the building at the singular section (ie the trunk) and as
they move further up into the building, they reach the smaller areas (ie the
roots).
The other idea I got from researching the mangrove form was
how the mangrove roots entangle within themselves to create smaller spaces,
which can be seen below. In my original design, I had split the age groups into
6-12 and 13-18 years old. After some consideration, I decided to add another
age bracket into this and have a 10-14 yrs old area. Using the theory of the mangrove
roots, as well as dividing each age group, I will split the spaces again to
create public and provide areas within each age group to ensure each child gets
the most of the library.
I will continue to work on these ideas next week to try and
create a rough set of plans to present for feedback for next week.
Sources:
Nick Garbutt. n.d. “Tangled Mangrove Roots, Borneo” Accessed
May 7th, 2012. http://www.nickgarbutt.com/photo-galleries/borneo-and-se-asia/highlights?OBJECTID=6BE4DBA0-FC1B-11DD-BF780030487DBF75&page=5
Reef Ball Foundation Inc. 2007. “Mangroves” Accessed May 7th, 2012. http://www.mangrovesolutions.com/whyimportant.php
