Introduction

1.)What i learned from this thoeries class.

From the pass few months, we had learned a lot of knowledge which was very different from design clas. The 1st class for our thoeries class was watching movie. How cool was that. Our movie was Minority Report, starring by Tom Cruise. From the movie, it inspire our creativity to open our mind of the deisng of future building. After that we had learn 5 theories, which is the 1st theory is Concept of place. But the explaination was gave us after we post the blog. So whatever we post on blog was what we understand from the articles that lecturer gave. The second theory was Heidegger Thinking. It was the hardest article in my life....so far....The articles can't erally understand but wiht the help of google and friends, finally i still manage to come out a short blog to critic the article. The third theory was Mies house which inspired Mies. And fron the mid term assignment, i had learn more about this articles. The fourth theory was the monument, memory. From the photo, i can't imagine how the new jewish museum link to the old musuem and also the monument. But the design concept and space planning of the building was show the explaination. It really show the design which combine with the concept and idea. It is some kind like abstract concept and explaination for the design. The fifth theory was teh 7 sense. From our common sense, we only know 5 sense which is see, hear, smell, taste and touch. There are other 2 sense which is skeleton and feeling. This make architect more sensitive to the materials and environment. Ater that we had a site visit to Kellie's Castle, we go to get inspire and feel the environment. And from there , we can feel that 7 sense and with the good or bad of the castle, we can know that which part of the building inspired people and learn from it. There is another blog we need to post was regarding the article about the sexuallity of the building. It not mention about how sexy the building was but how to make the building more attractive. How to attract people to go inside the building? We can know it from the articles. All the article we read we have to write a critic blog.


2.) What i had learned.

I had learn a lof to theories ( cause 5 theories lecturer told.) From the concept of space and place. We know about how to space planning and wiht the good space planning, how the building can last longer and become landmark. And we learned about how to respond the site to the surrounding and also connect the site context of the surrounding. The heidegger thinking for what i learn is , we should design a building which has to blend with surrounding. A building is not just a dwelling, it also is a space for connection of human and God, human and environment.
The Mies house, we can learn the lesson and also the spirit of Mies. We should brave to try new thing and try hard to think out of the box so that we can learn or create a new thing.
The monument of memory not just a building or sculpture that as memory of the past people but also can be a space that commemorate something but also telling the history in this building by visit this building. It can not just using the building form to represent but also with the space planning, materials chosen and also the view.
The 7 sense that we learn it really teach us how to feel a good building design. It is very hard to feel other building which are not design by us but with the sense of this 7, we can feel the design with our own language and it can become part of our design and also it can giving us a inspiration . Learn from other people and absorb it and become our knowlege.

3.) Best and Worst moment.

The best moment will be when you read the article, and you really understand what its talking about. It was very hard to understand the whole articles. When you read the articles and you finally summarize it can come out with your own understanding, that moment will be the best moment. When lectueres explain the theories and you find out it match with what you undestand by your own you will feel the happiness.

And the other best moment will be visit the Kellie's castle. Finally can go out from the enclose space and feel the real building.

Of couse, when you don't understand the whole theories it will become the worst moment. When i learn about the Heidegger thinking, i don't even understand the 1st page. It was really drive me crazy. Luckily my friend was learning is english education and she tried to help me read the articles as she was graduate from Tasmania Architecture course, finally she sumarize it and explain to me what the Heidegger talking about. Then i manage to come out a short critic.

4.) What is my philosophy

My philosophy is design should be simple. Design should combined with art. - Design is in everything we make, but it's also between those things, It's a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy. - Art is process or product of deliberatly arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. Art should combined with creativitiy- creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun. Creativity is a stae of mind, a choice to look at every angle- not just the expected ones. It is the act of making something new- and thinking outside of the box ( in fact, why have the box at all?) Creativity should combines with the building sustainable - No matterh how your design have the creativity, special but everthing must be sustainable. If you want your building last longer and become a well known building, try your best be sustainable. Then your building might can last until the end of the day.

Session 7 : Taboo and Transgression: Architecture and Desire

Whether you think of architecture as "male" or "female", there is no doubt that buildings can suggest sensuality.

Some buildings, like the X-rated temples of Khajuraho, India are explicitly erotic.

Other Buildings are sensuous becuase they are pleasing to both the eyes and the fingers.

Many people find adobe pueblo homes sensual, perhaps because they are hand-crafted from the earth.

Great architecture touches the soul and lifts the spirit. The most beatiful buildings also reflect our physical bodies and celebrate our senses.

Buildings that are bland, uninteresting, or downright ugly may strike you as neuter.

They lack a sense of masculine or feminine energy, and they do not appeal to the sense.

For some people, streamlined Bauhaus architecture can seem neuter. But for many people, the most simple architecture is also the most sensual. A Bauhaus building such as the Walter Gropius house shown here can express the best of teh physical and the spiritual relm.

What do you think makes a building "sexy"?

Fragment 1 : A double pleasure

The pleasure of space : Space planning that will inspire people. The pleasure of the space can't use words to descript, have to use the feeling. If the feeling right, i think you are success for the design.

Fragment 2 : Gardens of pleasure

Using the landscape design to create a pleasure feeling to the people. From the neo classical period it already have a picturesquare concept. The garden design can create a harmony or relax feeling to the surrounding.

Fragment 3 : Pleasure and necessity

Design something that for the need. It design for usage purpose and not only for aesthetic. It can't be only like fireworks... it shine for a while and it can't be sold or buy, but architecture is design for dwelling, function and stay longer.

Fragment 4 : Metaphor of Order - Bondage
In architecture, there is some bondage. There is always a guide line for everything. With this Bondage it can bring more better pleasure for the design.



Fragment 5 : Fragment 5 : Rationality



Rationality will let you have a good sense to create a better pleasure feeling to the design

Fragment 6 : Eroticism



Eroticism is different from sensuality. It is not the excess of pleasure but the pleasure of excess where architecture is not only about the sensuality, but it also about the mentality and sensuality.

Fragment 7 : Metaphor of seduction - the mask



There is alwasy a reason/meaning for a design. As we can know that it is the ' concept' . It is only how people going to understand the meaning of it by vision, experience the space planning or from the designer.

Fragment 8 : Excess

There is some limit which are pervered and prohibitions. It is not necessarily a matter of subversion but a matter of preserving the erotic capacity of architecture.



Fragment 9 : Architecture of pleasure

Design should consider the site, culture, aesthetic and function. It can increase the pleasure of the design if you consider all the method and problem.



Fragment 10 : Advertisements of Architecture



After you design a building, you might need to sell your idea to client. How you going to sell you idea if there is only a professional construction drawing which only you can understand. So it need to come out a presentation board to promote your design. It also can make your design more pleasure if you have a good presenter and also a good material and presentation method.

Fragment 11 : Desire / Fragments

Desire of architecture is a goal or aim to finish the final design and the fragments of the design which will be the scheme of the design which it need to be catogarize and reach the goal.

My point of view, by using our 7 sense and our knowledge, we can experience a good architecturte. And it also can encourage our sexual desire. The taboo and transgress of architecture are making impact to the architecture deisgn and it also inspire the pleasure of desire in a space and place.

Field Trip : Astherics, Ruins & Space

A grand mansion with 6 floor tower, wine cellar, stately columns.Moorish arches and wall with Greco-Roman designs. The Kellie's Castle was built in 1915. It reflect the pioneering spirit of the early colonialists and the romanticism of a bygone era. For my opinion, William Kellie Smith built this mansion is giving a gift for his wife and a home for his son. He desperately want a son for so many years. After so many years trying hard. Finally He got a son. As a gift from God, i think he want to built a castle for his son and also as a memorial for this moment.

Why was the mansion restored to its original state? Over the year, th sturdy castle appears to have weged batle against the undergrowth. Althought the creepers sprout from it exterior and gnarled tree roots fill the compound, the interiors is undamaged. But the original house of the Smith was destroy during WW2. The goverment want to keep the best moment of the building, so that they restored the building until that period that Smith dead but not completed the building. So every visitor who visit this building. They can have their own imagination to completed the building by themself.

There is few photo that show the beautiful and ugly of the building.

From the front of the building. The building looks like a bit eerie from the outlook. It a bit like ghost house if come at late night or evening time.

The long corridor is the famous part. They said Mr. William Smith shadow can found out from this corridor. For me this corridor is a beautiful scene. The corridor exudes a certain air of dignity and grandeur. It is a scene like all the wealthy people having tea time and chit chat in this corridor. Maybe there will be some romantic story happen start from this corridor too...

From the court yard look to the back of the building. I found out this scene. The sky had been seperate by the 3 trees....Above the trees is shiny sky but when u look down ...the sky become dark blue....And at the middle of the part there is a thunder shape of trees...all the leaves are gone. And only left a thunder shape brunch. It looks a bit scary. Imagine that if you look at it in the night, the moon just on top of the tree brunch....suddenly a black shadow of witch fly through with her broom.....

I consider it is a unpleasant view.

This is the roof top. On that day, there is a couple taking their bridal photo. You can see how the sky, human and the ground ( roof top ). It create a asthetice view and using the sense of vision, it create a nice scene.

From the roof top, i can see the view of the surrounding area with a wide angle. From my sense of vision, i can observe the surrouding changes and with the sense of hearing, i can feel the stream flow. And the wind blow on you face smoothly. With the sense of touch, you can feel the sign of decay of the castle.

From the view, it create a contrast of the building that restore and the building had been destroyed. The view is a little bit unpleasant but it also show the vicissitudes of the building. After 100 years the building still standing there.


From the arch, it looks like the Rome ancient period. I think Mr.Smith use it as the entrance of courtyard must be a reason there. When you walk pass through the arch, it brings you back to the roman time and for Kellie's Castle, you can back to the period of the construction period.

This is the sketch that i think for the completed Castle. The space that i choose is the courtyard of the building. Imagine that when that period there is no air conditioning provide. So the green roof and also good ventilation is needed. The courtyard is plant in greenery and provide pathway to connect to each of the block. At the centre of the courtyard, there will be a small garden and maybe a scultpure of Mr.Smith and his family. It become the gathering place for the family and also the event function.

The mansion had create a very grand, english style building that totally contrast with the surrouding area. With the courtyard, it create its own dignity garden and have a pleasant view inside the building. It create a harmony feeling that allow the son and daughter can run and play in the courtyard, the daddy chasing the son and mum preparing the tea...enjoying the happiness that her family brought her for......