Concepts - Peter Stutchbury and Kazuo Shinohara

Peter Stutchbury

Kazuo Shinohara

A mix of formality and informality è Leads to blurring of spaces è Framing of nature The unification of inside and out by blurring the definition of windows and doors And framing a view of nature Uses whats in immediate and far away, like the horizon line. Peter Is green. Blends in with the natural world Tries to achieve maximum comfort by minimal means Use of thin materials to minimise the distinction between the constructed and the natural world (mention view/visual) Materials purity Blurring between interior and exterior Connection between build and natural landscape The effect of time on natural light, thus the shadows A play of natural lighting through slits in the walls and roof (connected to linking nature and building) Using appeal to multiple audiences for both interior and exterior, interior appeals to more childish audience Roofs were slanted.

Reinterpretation of minimalism and simplicity Reinterp of traditional symbols and purist values through opposites such as symmetry and asymm,,division and connection. - Creates an illusion of large space in his building using high walls and single elements which stands out visually from the ground floor The use of simple geometry shapes to create a simple but savage piece of architecture Use of logical shape to create illogical (non-straight line) movement He likes his buildings to be incomplete, like artpieces. -Works on the boundary of chaos (city) and order harmony (architecture). Scale… Parts to sum relationship Components to whole relationship In isolation vs. in context… Progressive anarchy Beauty of chaos Appreciation of chaos Structured chaos -conflicting shapes to the point where it becomes unified. Tradition culture for “Ukiyo-E” museum Mode of living and traditional structure Looks like the building’s skeleton The skeleton is the part of the building that is playing the structural role simplicity