PERPETUAL VS EPHEMERAL
Ise Grand Shrine
Fall 2012, Material Research Studio
Professor: Georgios Rafailidis
Professor: Georgios Rafailidis
Design Team: David Deiss and Irfat Alam
In the studio we blurred out the relationship between a lifespan of buildings and a lifespan of uses. We investigated the material culture of architecture with an extremely long lifespan.
We selected an existing building - Ise Grand Shrine - to figure out its construction and the aspects of longevity; material (life span, pure materials, reused, etc.), construction (structural system, construction time, changes over time, etc.), and space (specific/generic, circulation, etc.).
After carefully analyzing Ise Grand Shrine along with the process of material testing and digital modeling we arrived at the concept behind the project based upon the very core idea of Ise shrine – a constant replacing of martials/structure without changing its form and space.
Ise Grand Shrine - 3D Longitudinal Section
Ise Grand Shrine - 3D Transverse Section
Tectonics
We decided to achieve maximum potential of the material, structure, and space. Our design captures our time and current issues that face the problem of space, reuse, cost, tradition and also reflects the idea of the rebuilding process of the Shrine. Thus, our best choice of material and structural typology was a paper tube – the most ephemeral and the least studied material with an impressive ability of reuse, durability, cost, utilization and assemblies.
Section
Frontal Perspective
Interior
Perspective View
Interior
Assemblage of Joinerys
Assemblage of Walls
Sectional Model
Sectional Model
Upper Joists
Upper Joists
Lower Joist
Upper Joist
Contextual Model
