Exemplar 3 - Steven Holl

I chose Steven Holl's section of the St Ignatius Chapel because of the way it illustrates the play of light through these voids. Holl conceived of his proposal as 'bottles of light'. His earliest water-colour sketches (shown below) show a Morandi-like group of dull coloured (possibly wine) bottles where similarity and difference are in formal play.

Interior perspective - water colours

Building model

Holl has portrayed the spaces activities minimally, although being a chapel by nature the activities which occur in this space will the slow paced, reflective and possibly done it solitude. In this way i think the activities he has portrayed in section are accurate.

This section is lacking in context like the previous exemplars, but like morphosis Holl uses colour and tone very effectively to portray the quality of space which he envisions. Structural details are minimal, although for this type of drawing i believe the importance was placed on light and not detail.

References:

Holl, Steven, Futagawa, yukio, Futagawa, Yoshio 1996, Steven Holl, A.D.A. Edita, Tokyo.

Raymand. R. 2011. Chapel, Steven Holl Architects. Accessed 12/12/13. http://www.architectural-review.com/1995-november-chapel-steven-holl-architects-seattle-usa/8618947.article