Portfolio - Michael Boongaling (Boongie) - Portfolio - Page 7
XL:Site
L:Building
M:Program
S:Space
The
voids of
Previously
existing
buildings
define the
sites in
the area
PREVIOUSLY
EXISTING
BUILDINGS
ARE
DEFINED AS
THE VOID
OF THE
PROJECT
Internal
“hems”
define the
voidED
AREAS AND
BREAKUP
PROGRAM
Slack
space
adjacent
to hard
space are
voids for
interim
activation
suspending
spaces
preserve
the
quality
of the
groundplane
PREVIOUSLY
EXISTING
SITE
FORCES
INFORM THE
BUILDING’ᥓ
CIRCULATION
PUBLIC
PROGRAM
ENGAGE THE
EXTERIOR
AND FRONT
ACCORDINGLY
Spaces
connect
the
exterior
of the
site
to the
interior
of
building
Sites
engage and
expand
into the
street
edge and
alleyways
VOIDED
AREAS
FRONT AND
EXPAND
TOWARDS
PUBLIC
SPACES
SUCH AS
STREETS
INTERIM
PROGRAM
EXPAND
INTO GAPS
WITHIN THE
FACADE
Both the
public
path and
adjacent
slack
space are
claimed
as interim
space
Sites take
on differing programmatic
elements
relative
to their
context
PUBLIC
AMENITIES
ENGAGE
VOIDED
SPACE WITH
VERTICAL
CIRCULATION
CONTROLLED
PROGRAM
WITHIN
DESIGNATED
AREAS
OVERLAP
COMMON
FUNCTIONS
The public
core
defines
areas with
both hard
space
and slack
space
Each site
is charged
with
developing
incrementally over
time
INCREMENTAL
BUILDING
BLOCKS
CONTRAST
THE
STABILITY
WITHIN THE
VOID
PROGRAM
WITHIN THE
INCREMENTAL BLOCK
ARE ONLY
BUILT TO
NECESSITY
CORE SPACE
IS BUILT
WITH
INCREMENTAL SPACES
EXPANDING
WHEN
NEEDED
Defining
The void
Interlocking
Gaps
Expanding
Boundaries
Overlapping
Functions
Being
Frugal
“...Sets out to consider
the voids - not as a
residual and resultant,
but as a driving force
for design.”
“...aims to enrich the
experience of space and
expand the impression
of vastness without
increasing the actual
footprint of the area.”
“...interrogates the
definition of the
limits of a project, in
particular with regards
to the program.”
“...brings back the
question of time as a
strategy for overcoming
spatial limitations.”
“...advocates a
responsible attitude
toward the use of matter
and material, stimulating
the discovery of a new
range of aesthetic
qualities.”
“Resist the urge to fill
up the gaps. Create a
counterpoint to the lack
of space, and define
large, free, open buffer
zones dedicated to
emptiness. Remove matter
instead of adding it.”
“‘Defining the void’
calls for the protection
of what should not be
defined, precisely by
defining its limits.”
“If space is regarded
as a resource to be
saved., articulating the
existing structure can
achieve a great deal by
interlocking its spatial
components, optimizing
their footprint, and
minimizing their physical
impact on the site.
This principles values
the richness of spatial
configuration and seeks
to bring out the existing
qualities of the site.”
ARCHITECTURE DEPENDS
JEREMY TILL
KEYWORDS: LO-FI ARCHITECTURE,
SLACK SPACE, THICK TIME
“Instead of accumulating
goods and functions
within the perimeter of
the project, consider
sharing space, functions,
and items with your
neighbor, your city.
This enacts revenge on
the oppressive forces of
the built environment;
expanded boundaries
invite us to appropriate
aspects of the city that
we don’t officially own.”
COINED BY JEREMY TILL, LO-FI
ARCHITECTURE IS THE INTERSECTION
OF THICK TIME AND SLACK SPACE
TO MORE DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THE
EXTRAORDINARY IN THE SPACES WE
INHABIT EVERYDAY.
“Develop the layout in
order to allow different
activities to take place
at different times, in
an attempt to maximize
the use of space without
the need to add more
surfaces.”
“This principle advocates
the maximization of
possible scenarios that
vary over time within the
perimeter of the space.”
LOOKING FOR
THE VOIDS
GERALDINE BORIO
KEYWORDS: VOID, LIMINAL SPACE
“Being frugal is a
general attitude that
speaks against excessive
formal intervention in an
attempt to redirect the
focus to a maximization
of the experience of
space. It includes
an economical use of
materials.”
GERALDINE BORIO WRITES ON FIVE
PRINCIPLES THAT SEEK TO EXPAND
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE THROUGH
INTENTIONALLY DESIGNING LIMINAL
AND IN-BETWEEN SPACES FOUND WITHIN
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS.
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