Saturday, February 18, 2006

Review Discussion

Negotiation and Compromise

We were discussing the idea of working within the constrains of the existing structure so long as there is a reason for doing so beyond economics. I think that reason could very well be the concept of negociation.

Allow the building to announce a system that isn't as rigid and absolute as it may appear but is actually flexible and adaptable.

Re-Orientation

The structure of the building is based on the Market orientation but within certain parts of the program, the user is re-oriented to the relevant direction of each of the religions. As discussed earlier, the Christian orientation was a bit more complicated than Jerusalem and Mecca for the Jewish and Islamic. Tim suggested that the cardinal points usually play a similar role in church construction rather than the Vatican. I agree and this solves the conflict of Papal centricity which is not universal within Christianity.

Vertical Orientation

Tim also suggested considering the vertical orientation and the example of the Jefferson Library where planametrically the head is the centre of the circle.
This of course returns me to my anagogical model which made use of the Vitruvian Man and the circle inscribed within the square (of a floppy disk). To be considered is the relation of the circle to the square and the centre. My feeling is that there should be two centres in this case: the mind and the heart.
Cesariano, di Giorgio, da Vinci, Taccola

Programming the Courthouse

Also working out the auxillary programs
  • ceremony hall and main court
  • council debate chamber
  • legal library and study
  • prayer room
  • chapel
  • cleansing room
  • arbitration offices
  • councilling offices
  • religious council chambers
  • classrooms
  • kitchen and dining rooms

posted by Sarah @ 9:55 a.m.

2 Comments:

At February 24, 2006 10:58 a.m., Blogger Sarah said...

I really appreciate the comment. I based my orientation on a world map which shows it as being to the south-east. I will check into it to see if tradition has it different from geography.

 
At February 24, 2006 12:30 p.m., Blogger Sarah said...

Seems somewhat complicated an issue. The debate is between the rhumb line and the great circle concepts. Before the late 1970s, the majority of mosques in North America assumed the South-East orientation. The current popular view seems to favour the North-East.

I'm not sure what to make of it.

Thanks again for bringing it up.

 

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