Concepts

Kengo Kuma

Placement of planes as a filter of light
Dispersal and fragmentation resulting in the building's envelopment by the landscape
Reflection as a way to create infinite space and ambiguous boundaries and alters spatial awareness.
Lattice like repetitive facade creates sense of order in the building.??
Introduction of light through the skins porosity provides an integration into the environment.
Horizontality and low scale of the building complements the discreteness and invisibility of the architecture.


Alvar Aalto

Holistic use of singular material (Bricks) heightens sense of monumentality.
Emulation of the exterior by controlled light.
Mimicing Natures forms in the buildings assembly as a way to integrate with nature.
- Rhythmic arrangement of elements mimics the tactility of the forest.
Verticality of the elements stresses importance in the landscape.
Vertical framing and grand steps creates a climatic method of approach.