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| GREEK CULTURAL CENTRE BY RENZO PIANO |
Unlike Exemplar 1, which gave the illusion of a 3D image, this second section, also by Renzo Piano is a section of a 3D model. I believe this gives the image a horizontal depth, often difficult to portray in a 2D section image. I feel
that one of the purposes of a section image is to portray what happens in a
space at the section cut. The addition of a 3D element to a section also allows
information that occurs behind the section cut to be shown. This 3D element is something I would like to incorporate into
my drawings. Piano also utilises the same background gradient technique as in
the first image, whereby a strong blue sky fades to a lighter hue/white
allowing the building to come forward.
The complimentary colours of orange and blue
are used to great effect in this image. Unlike Exemplar 2, the orange in this image is used to highlight
areas of high traffic, where many users would congregate, as well as high
focal areas of the proposed buildings. Service areas, car parks and less
important spaces are shaded a cool grey-blue which works in contrast with the
orange coloured areas. As mentioned in my Exemplar 2 blog post, this use of
complimentary colours is a technique I plan on utilising in my drawings.
I felt one of the downfalls of this image is
the lack of context and neighbouring buildings, which makes it difficult to get
a sense of how the building may look and feel in its proposed site. The image
however stands as a great comparison to the other exemplar section images which
do show the building in context. I also felt that the section line and
structure of the building at the section plane should have been darker, bolder
and coloured black in order to visually define the borders of the building and
natural ground line. These are elements I will be incorporating in my drawings.
REFERENCE
Piano, Renzo (Architect). (2009). Building Section [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.architecturecaribbean.com/blog/2009/08/04/
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