3D Model with Stairs

Overall

This is the second section that has been turned into a three dimensional model. The following sectional sketch is based on the words rhythmic and balance.

 

This is the model I have made in SketchUp showing the two buildings together.  

Above

   

This is the stairs I have designed for the top floor. I wanted to continue with the notion of rhythm through the use of geometric patterns. Hence, I decided to use glass circle platforms hung by steel ropes to create a short flight of stairs. This should create a sense of weightlessness and freedom, like the sounds from Stradivari's  musical instruments.

 

Due to similar reasons, I have decided to make the studio from glass, white concrete and light oak. As a result, the studio should appear open and ethereal.

Below

These stairs are designed for the lower building, where I wanted to incorporate the layers of sedimentary rocks into the studio. So I have decided to carve the stairs out of the rocks instead to give a monolithic entrance and exit. This is further emphasized by the long tread and the tunnel formed out of glass and steel beams that appears to enclose the user in a long tunnel of stone. 

The materials I have chosen for this studio is glass, white concrete, steal and light oak. I also decided to incorporate the  sedimentary rock into the walls of the studio. By using these materials, I wanted to express not only the sense of balance found in the shape of the building, but the harmony found in the reuse of materials from the original site.