Meiso No Mori Municipal Funeral Hall
Kakamigahara, Japan
Why the building was chosen as an exemplar section relevant to my solution to the HSW:
Why the building was chosen (relevance)- Toyo Ito's buildings create living spaces that go beyond the modern consumerism to impart emotions and rejecting or questioning box-like buildings seen in our consumer societies. This building I chose not because of its physical similarities to my own work but the idea behind the architects works which were clearly communicated in the built form and sections. I wished to challenge the built forms of our city through a building designed for the very students who drive social and cultural changes by questioning what exists. I did not take this far enough, the Meiso No Mori Municipal Funeral Hall consisted of fluid spaces organic in nature which impart the dynamic forces of energy flow. Conductive to quiet and reflection the overall structure is very unobstructive allowing maximum light and eliminating the distinction between the exterior and interior opening out to the water. The natural curves of the roof challenge our notions of what a building should look like, something i wished to do as part of encouraging student to question and learn.
Drawing techniques (how the buildings work and key aspects)- The figures of the car and person clearly shown not only the scale but the interaction of the building with the surroundings. The artefact's of the cremation chamber, ventilation and interaction between where the last farewells take place and where the bodies are cremated was clearly shown in the section. Done using thin lines, shading and subtle illustration of materials it is easy to see the qualities of the space, be it the enclosed rooms of the service spaces or the open waiting areas.
What i hope to incorporate into my redrawn section- The use of figures to illustrate the use of my building and how it might feel to experience.
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