Inspiration in Arquitect - Alfredo

Benjamin García

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Kazuyo Sejima

This writing is about the Japanese architect Kazuyo Sejima, pertaining to the study of architecture SANAA.

I decided to do my research on this winner of the Pritzker Prize because of his interest in the connections between private and public spaces, and organic growth, both in form and in the integration of nature.

The architect used the traditional principles of Japanese architecture in contemporary architecture, through this almost mystical connection that kept between spaces, both natural and domestic.

Unlike many other architects, KS does not refer to the limits of the term as such, rather as connections, ie the possible limit uses material so you connect the inside of a building with the public outside.

This focus can be seen in examples ranging from a small family home, like the Garden of plums, to large structures such as the glass pavilion or the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa.

I like your way of projecting buildings because like everything Japanese, always want to be part of the natural movement. No distinction between the house and the garden, but gives the same importance and includes internal parts in their architectures dedicated to a small natural park, where you can find your connection to the planet.

These ideas appear own architecture of a small house, are applied the same way both to large public and private buildings.

But it may seem that it does is build a large window where you can view the outside and is not. If it is true that the glass used in much of its buildings but not as unique and exclusive to create these connections hand, it is also able to create them with opaque partitions, by joining atmospheres. Furthermore KS not always used as a transparent glass material but as reflective material or translucent, by superimposing layers of marble, as seen in his temporary intervention in the pavilion of Mies or by superimposing layers of glass.

For this architect are also important the different atmospheres that can be created by light incidence and mode of entry into the dwelling.

My intention is referrers of this knowledge to apply similar feelings in a public space, such as a square, a beach or even a church. But my project will not be to put many transparent panels on the promenade, but getting to understand this connection between people and their surroundings and places where you develop own and private activity.

All this relationship between architecture and nature, partly referenced him came his master Toyo Ito

Jonh utzon the Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is a work that interests me greatly, however in this particular work as I consider more appropriate and productive is the public space left open to the city of Sydney, is a space that generates human interactions you number.

Note that thanks to this space won the competition, only presenting a few sketches. But such was its importance scale city that was the winning proposal.

In my opinion a work of architecture may not be intrinsic but must be open and permeable to the city. Must be integrated as the architecture of Kazuyo Sejima. This would not be out of the blue buildings in a particular place but will be a livable city