August 2012
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Gustavo Lima - Tche Tcherere Tche
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Typologies & Places in Siena
The last exercise of our journey had us documenting some of the typologies and places around Siena.
To start off, the intent of the above Palio benches sketch was to capture the overall assembly, while detailing some of the kit of parts component—through the bench detail and wall attachment detail.
Fountains are a main part of the Sienese culture, as they once had a purpose of public...
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Il Palio
Palio was—in one word—breath taking. It is more than a 2-minute horse race between the neighborhood, or Contradas.Time stops and the town celebrate tradition, pride, and everything that is Sienese.
The gathering in Il Campo, slowly filling up.
Beginnings of the march
Some close ups as march passes by
Oxen?
Really big oxen.
At this moment, the riders leave the Palazzo...
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Artists' Retreat Proposal
Team Members: Anthony Cosentino, Maya Itenberg, Hooman Khadem
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Men's Group Dinner
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A dinner provided by the men of the Siena Studio.
First Course: Bread with various meats and cheeses
Second Course: Fried Vegetables
Third Course: Pasta Buffet [Gluten Free, Pesto, Bolognese]
Fourth Course: Dessert [Assorted Cookies]
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La Lizza Planning Strategy
The program entails developing the La Lizza Park site, situated adjacent to Fortezza Medicea in Siena, italy, into a home for music and music-related activities.
One proposal involves developing the original hardscape into a series of spaces that expand and contract.
The original site analysis, noting major entries into the park, neighboring program and structures.
The idea of...
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The Old & The New of Siena
We were tasked to document our path to Porta Ovile and Barriera San Lorenzo in our second week in Siena. In our journey, we discovered an interesting comparison between the two in that one shared the old medieval language with the rest of the city—Porta Ovile—while the other contrasted the old with a more modern, renaissance language. In this project we compared to the two in terms of...
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Path to Porta San Marco
The assignment called for documenting and analyzing our path to Porta San Marco, one of the Medieval Gates in the oldest district of Siena, Italy.
The typical view when traversing the path to San Marco. Buildings jut in and out of the path leaving interesting pockets programmed for parking vehicles or small gatherings.
And onto the presentation:
Overlay of the path we took from Il Campo...
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Il Campo Model
The model of Il Campo conceptualizes how it stands out in plan among the sea of red clay roof tiles. From this single sheet of paper, the Campo is pulled out rather than the building facade folding up to illustrate the datum that is established by the plan of the roofs.
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Banca del Monte dei Paschi (Revisited)
It was interesting physically seeing one of your precedent studies, and that’s exactly what happened on this journey. I previously documented Banca del Monte dei Paschi in Colle Val D’Elsa and noted these details: Juxtaposition of contemporary architecture and its preceding architecture and the floating volumes.
Detail of a modern stair in a non-modern setting. Though the...
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Florence
The journey through Florence, Italy led to several landmarks that included, but not limited to Palazzo Strozzi, Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio, and Uffizi Gallery. Each of these landmarks were sketched in a manner where the perspective was exaggerated to create a certain effect.
This series of sketches attempted to evoke the feeling of one as they entered into the Palazzo Strozzi where...
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July 2012
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Piazza di Duomo di Siena
Like many of the church typologies I’ve seen in Italy, the Duomo di Siena sits among the city fabric, nestling itself between exisiting buildings. That doesn’t mean it’s not unique in any way. It is one of the few striped churches, whose influence originates from Middle East. However the focus is on the Piazza del Duomo.
The unique S-shape tells a tale of how the church,...
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Il Campo
Il Campo in Siena, Italy is truly a successful model of a public space. It’s flexibility of programming to serve small private groups, vendors and restaurants, and even hold thousands for Palio is much to be admired. One facet of Il Campo that I observed is its 11 entries, and how unique they are.
A mixture of large and small entries puncture the barrier facade of Il Campo. The large...
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Day with Luca Diffuse
We were given the opportunity to tour with a local Roman architect, Luca Diffuse, who provided some interesting ideas that contradicts the typical notions of what we have always perceived as “good architecture.” For example, balconies, a piece of the outdoors where one can enjoy some peace and quiet away from the bustling street. Luca described these as a method of destroying the...
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Piazza San Pietro & Basilica Papale di San Pietro
Plan and Section of Piazza San Pietro.
Colonnade section and perspective.
Bernini’s Baldacchino sketch
Baldacchino’s Cupola detail.
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Villa D'Este
Section
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Bernini & Borromini
Section through Borromini’s San Carlo alle Quatro Fontane’s facade, revealing the relatively shallow depth of the facade in comparison to the competitor, Bernini’s Sant’Andrea al Quirnale. That’s not to say Borromini is lacking in any way. The facade was ahead of it time, as he experimented with the more dynamic language of the Baroque period. Bernini was able to...
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Campidolgio
Michelangelo experimented with the dynamism of the trapezoid in the planning of the Campidoglio. He also employed his trademark rounded pediment, in wall columns in designing the facades, and gargantuan proportioned piers.
Close up of the Campidoglio’s unique paving detail.
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Piazza di Spagna to Piazza del Popolo
Right outside the Spagna metro stop, a large gathering of tourist was snapping photos of the Piazza di Spagna. The Spanish Steps, as they are also called, connects Trinita dei Monti church to the rest of the city by creating an pedestrian accessible walkway up the large elevation difference.
Perspective up the steps.
Perspective down the steps.
The elevation is broken into steps, landings,...
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Chiesa Del'Autostrada Del Sole
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The outside perspective of Chiesa dell’Autostrada del Sole provides an interesting view of the exterior design and introduces new mysteries of the interior. Michelucci uses a palette of intriguing architectural elements, from his detail in the concrete to his structure, however I chose to focus on his ceiling and how they convey a certain program.
The perspective of the Baptistery was meant to...
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Santa Maria della Salute & San Giorgio Maggiore
Radial Plan
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Linear Plan (Resembles Latin cross)
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Villa Barbaro & Villa Emo
Front of Villa Barbaro
Behind Villa Barbaro
Plan, Section, and Elevation
Villa Emo
Plan of Villa Emo
Perspective of one of the villa’s wings.
Palladio established the same language for these working villas.
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Teatro Olimpico
Images of the stage. Perspective seems natural, no?
Plan of the stage. The backstage tapers forcing one to perceive a greater distance.
This forced perspective is also exaggerated by the ramped and sloped ceiling.
The sketch above demonstrates what is perceived(right) and what is actually there(left).
Perspective sketch of the Teatro Olimpico’s stage.
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Basilica Palladiana
Exterior corner of the Basilica Palladiana’s skin.
Palladio designed a wrapper for the existing building.
Behind the Palladio’s designed skin likes a completely different architectural language.
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Island Hopping around Venice
Murano is the home of the renowned glass-blowing industry. Shops containing trinkets of many sorts made of glass line the “streets” of this island.
Burano’s interesting color palette gives the impression of being in Candyland.
Torcello’s history dates back to ancient times of Venice and the empire.
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Campo San Giovanni E Paulo
The Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, pictured above, seems to intrude into the space that was consequently named after the church, Campo San Giovanni e Paolo. This brought about the question of where the boundaries of the campo lie.
Though the plan of the space (as well as the map) indicated that the campo boundaries form the L-Shape, there’s some speculation as to the position of the...
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Rubelli at Palazzo Corner-Spinelli
Following up on the tour through the D&D Building where we were exposed the Italian artistry in fabrics, we were able to visit Rubelli’s headquarters in Palazzo Corner-Spinelli in Venice, Italy.
It was interesting to see how one “plans” a piece of fabric and how similar it is to a building floor plan.
The staff at Rubelli’s were kind enough to showcase more of...
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Ca' Rezzonica
Ca’Rezzonica, a palazzo that sits on the banks of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, has the typical procession of Venetian architecture. The first floor is open air, incase of flooding, and has an atrium that not only allows light to penetrate all the floors, but allow for cross ventilation in the upper floors. Occupants enter by the water through a central portal that leads to a stair to...
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The City of Venice, Italy
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Capella Degli Scrovegni
Capella Degli Scrovegni, or Scrovegni Chapel, is a church situated not too far from Hotel Grand’Italia, the hotel we are currently staying at—it lies just on the outside edge of the ¼ mile radius circle from our residence.
A wealthy banker, Enrico Scrovegni, commissioned such a project in fear of his financial trade threatened his place in the afterlife. Giotto, an already well-known fresco...
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Prato della Valle
Above is a sketch of one of the bridge entrances to the Prato della Valle, in Padove, Italy.
Elliptical in plan, Prato della Valle is the largest grand piazza in Italy, covering more than 90,000 sq meters. It lies directly south of the Hotel Grand’Italia.
We entered through the north entrance and caught ourselves in a large shift in scale.
Compressed street entrance to plaza.
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The City of Padova, Italy
We begin in a small northern Italian city of Padua, where we would set up “camp” for the next couple of days. Our homebase at Hotel Grand’Italia is situated less than a 1/4 mile, making easy runs to the trains for a fast commute.
Typical “campsite.”
Before venturing into the neighboring cities, we explored Padova, itself. It was quickly noted that Padova shared...
