ARCH1202 Project 2 Submission

PARCO DELLA MUSICA

THERME VALS

Stone:
- presence as a whole
- stone in section + plan
- hollowed out
Geometry:
- 3 sizes of the same stone
- jigsaw
- no walls touch
- practically complete
- sketches called ‘block sketches’

Humidity:
- heat
- climax points
- congregation in/out of water
- geometric continuous system
- invites beathers to a promenade

Continuity:
- of spaces
- internal movement
- large stones that block visuals into rooms: visually
- web of spaces connected by an axis of movement

Porous:
- Ability to explore
- Stone built of stone
- Wide openings for windows
- no doors

Water:
- stone gathers water through pores
- different temps of water
- place of gather
- movement between water
- sets at one level

Nature:
- cave
- water sets at one levevl
- not multi storey
- only view outside world through nature

Level:
- sink building like a stone so it would remain natural

Linear:
- rigid formal models
- uniform stone

Layer:
- stone layers
- water, light, stone layered
- layers of nature
- composite masonry

Light:
- through holes within roof
- artificial + natural
- light as warmth
- create atmosphere

Ambience:
- Light reflection upon water
- Light from roof + water
- Attracts the senses
- Play on light, darkness, shadows

Integrity:
- building as a whole made of stone
- building in mountain, out of the mountain, inside the mountain
- stone that emerged from ground

Site:
- interrelationship with mountain
- older than existing neighbour

Plan:
Section: Built upwards to avoid being a barrier between hotel view and mountain.