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ASSIGNMENT_Due April 14, 2011

Case Studies
Choose a building from the list below to study in depth over the next week.

Valleaceron Chapel, S-M.A.O. Sancho-Madridejos Architecture Office, Cuidad Real, Spain
Alesund church, Avanto Architects, Ålesund, Norway (Unbuilt) - JAT
La Tourette, Le Corbusier, Eveux, France - NICK
Thermal Baths, Peter Zumthor, Vals, Switzerland - PETER
Church of Light, Tadao Ando, Ibaraki, Japan - CUI
Tea house, Kengo Kuma, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt, Germany - LILLY
Santa Ana’s Chapel, e|348 arquitectura, Capela Santa Ana
Prada Transform, OMA (Koolhaas), Seoul, South Korea - JAT
Treptow Crematorium, Axel Schultes, Treptow, Berlin, Germany
Crematorium in Kakamigahara, Toyo Ito, Kakamigahara, Japan - CONSTANCE
Igualada Cemetery, Enric Miralles, Igualada , Spain - JASON

All of the buildings listed above involve some sort of ritual (religous, cultural, etc).  While you are researching think about the ritual that takes place in the building and how the building responds to it.

01_Print out visual material showing a plan(s), section(s) and relevant images of your building

02_Compose 4 diagrams explaining how the ritual takes place in your building:

01_Ritual (What makes up the ritual? Is there a series of events?)
02_Circulation/Movement (How do people move through the building? Does it relate to the ritual?)
03_Atmospheric qualities (What are the qualities created by the space? light, sound, temperature, etc)
04_ Essence (Create a simple diagram that reveals the overall concept of your project)

03_ Prepare a CD to hand in with all of your work from Project 2