Architect's Handbook

" Backyard Cabin Experiments With 3D-Printed Tiles as a Facade Material " -Arch Daily Good news that there are 3D-printed tiles that can make our wall more interesting. These 3D tiles can cool down the building by the shadow drop by its sculpture. I think this type of material can be one of the solution for sustainable wall design because we can plant vegetables on every single tile. 

Project: MAKOKO FLOATING SCHOOL I Architects: NLE Architects Project year: 2013 Pilot project Serves as a community center and a school for slum neighborhood Makoko Creative solution to the social issues of Makoko Alternative building system Location: Lagos, Nigeria Established in 18th century Population: Over 100,000 High density coastal community Thrives on fishing and sawing industry Community primarily built on stilts Transportation by canoe Usually, we think houses are on land. I think houses are on Earth. Earth means air, water, land, and fire. This type of floating architecture is a good example of water geography. 

As a whole floor plan, the building looks symmetric with the axis from east portico to west portico. It is related to ancient Roman and Greek architecture, but the building is a good example for neoclassic period because of the refinement of the interior space between private and open space. The heart of the building is living room, parlor where gathers all the members in the family. Parlor is the focus point of the house like an apse of the basilica church. In other words, the parlor is a pistil of the flower and other rooms are petals. However, when we look closer to the floor plan, it is a complex system. We can see the utilitas that how Jefferson uses his private spaces which are library, greenhouse, south square room, and Jefferson’s cabinet. They all support his bedroom. On the opposite side of the axis, they are more about open space that how he connects the parlor, dining and tea room together and they are indirectly linked to the opposite side. On the floor pla

The reason I choose this topic because I am majoring in Architecture. I love skyscrapers because they look like the landmarks for the whole city. However, Architecture is not only about technologies to reach the sky like high rise towers, but it is also about the living space that people can utilize and interact with the building. Each week, I will post a preview of Architect magazines.