My approach to the project of designing a tea house was to use schematics from a stereotomic study to construct space in which elements from the cadence study could express.
Referencing back to the stereotomic study, two voids were linked by a tertiary transition space of both solid and voided elements. This radial scheme of two zones were manipulated into the site, with one larger zone pressed into the earth, and a secondary zone extruded from the earth. The linking space, then becomes the logical location for the tea house.
Axiality is produced through repetition of the 14’x14’ massings in two rows- one set expressing as monoliths, the other as a series of depressions and platforms pushed into and from the earth.
The monoliths are overlapped with a second tectonic system that operates on a separate interval scheme that begins to manifest in a syncopated rhythm when viewing them both. The monoliths continue down the slope of the site, while the tectonic elements maintain vertical placement, growing taller as they descend down the hill to emphasize the change in slope.
Where the two fully overlap, and one ends and the other begins, indicates a change in the procession and the first threshold, Where the waiting and washing areas are located. The elements implemented from the cadence study act as a gate, separating the outer roji from the inner roji, and indicate a transition from one axis across to another.
The tectonic logic of the tea house derives from the overlapping system found in the additive study with planes joining in an orthogonal angle and appearing to slide beyond the extents of the building. These voids in the overlap reference the tracing of the voided volume from the subtractive study where the dentils press through.
The tocanoma presses through the roof and through the side of the building, and its impression can be seen through the translucent side walls. It derives from the crossing system from the additive study. The guest entrance embodies the third void on the front face of the building, while the host entrance cut through the translucent side wall.
CADENCE STUDY | 7 repeating modules with overlap derived from stereotomic model
MODULE | as a single element
STEREOTOMIC STUDY | A Primary and Secondary space linked with a sequence of elements defining a Tertiary space.
