AAS Imagine '09: Narrative and Organization by Joe Rohde

Narrative and

Organization

Narrative is both

Cultural and Neurological

TWO HOUSES, BOTH ALIKE IN DIGNITY…

Theme is the Fundamental

Building Block of Narrative

Intrinsic Value of Nature

Architectural Elements Landscape Elements

Intrinsic Value of Nature Landscape Elements

Intrinsic Value of Nature

LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS

MANICURED

CURVILINEAR

VARIABLE FORMS

UNKEMPT

ACCIDENT DRIVEN

REPEATED FORMS

SEASONLESS

PATTERN DRIVEN

SEASONAL

LINEAR

Intrinsic Value of NatureLANDSCAPE ELEMENTS

MANICURED

CURVILINEAR

VARIABLE FORMS

UNKEMPT

ACCIDENT DRIVEN

REPEATED FORMS

SEASONLESS

PATTERN DRIVEN

SEASONAL

LINEAR

Because our theme is the Intrinsic Value of Nature, our design will be “Natural.” This will be expressed in seasonal change, curvilinear forms, a lack of manicured environments and a general sense that the landscape is an accidental byproduct of natural occurrences.

Intrinsic Value of NatureArchitectural Elements

If our theme is the intrinsic value of nature, then our architecture must be subservient to the natural setting. Therefore, building size and height will be defined by relationship to tree height, buildings will appear to be subject to natural forces, and there will be a general avoidance of monumental forms in the architecture. Our architecture will either be reverent before nature, or humbled by it.

Intrinsic Value of Nature

Intrinsic Value of Nature

Intrinsic Value of Nature

Intrinsic Value of Nature

Intrinsic Value of Nature?

Narrative,Inspiration,

and Organization

GEOMETRIC ORGANIZATION GETS THINGS DONE(Org charts randomly sampled from internet search)

INSPIRATIONAL ORGANIZATION BUILDS BY ATTRACTION

AN ATTRACTION-BASED CONCENTRIC ORGANIZATION