Project #2 - Study 2: Structure

The main aspect of the structure that caught my interest was the drama created by the upper block which almost appears as if it's floating. This idea of playing with our understanding of gravity and preconceptions of how structures should work was something I wanted to explore further.

The boxes show the way in which you can play up or play down the drama of the structure depending on the way in which they are stacked. It seems more logical to place the lighter, clearer boxes on the top, however Koolhaas chose to subvert this and place the most solid box on top of the almost invisible glass layer.

I also made a few of the main structural elements of the house, however I felt that it was a rather weak abstraction.