Room & Narrative: Final Model
Curved forms were used to accentuate and symbolise nature rising up to embrace and envelope the occupant of the retreat. The stark whiteness of the surface serves as a counterbalance to that envelopement, and represents the blank mind yet to be inspired.
The white exterior surfaces are highly polished in materiality, reflecting sunlight onto the surrounding woods, highlighting and glorifying the natural environment as a source of inspiration for the writer.
The first space, a lounge/entry area, gradually slopes downwards creating a subtle sense of enclosure, entrapment and claustrophia. This does not encourage the writer to linger while searching for inpiration, and the linearity of the light source against the walls directs the writer to proceed through the next exit.
Dappled light flitering in through the doorway triggers the initial sense of transition into a second space, and offers a tease of something beyond and possibly outside. The polished, yet stark white surfaces encourages the writer to seek out inspiration beyond his confines using predominantly visual senses.
Again, the curvature of the spaces and walls suggest an embracing of the enlightenment processby the writer, as well as the building being an extension of the environment beyond embracing and enveloping the writer.
The polished surfaces along this transition area also contribute to the sense of movement created by the dappled lighting effect by making the outline of light spots slightly more indistinct, wobbly and unclear. The passageway encourages steady movement and progress towards the source of inspiration through dynamic lighting and teasing the writer along with glimpses of nature.
Glazed and opaque window openings facing the semi enclosed grove of trees offers glimpses of the nature beyond the walls, as the writer moves through the passageway.
As the writer gradually, and hopefully, steadily moves towards being inspired, the spaces become more and more embedded into the hillside, as if cusped by the hand of nature.
The passageway culminates in a slightly raised thinking/work space which is bathed in light, as if reaching enlightenment. The large, shallow-curved wall/roof directs light down its surface into the space. Unlike the other spaces, the wall surfaces are matte and absorbs light more than reflects, making this space feel more at rest and placid; waiting for inspiration. The large paned windows face directly onto the semi enclosed grove, with nature and trees glorified before the writer as if the pinnacle source for his inspiration.
posted by Chris @ 9:28 PM
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