Archiecture At Everest: Week 2 Post 3

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Architecture and Design
Audie Santos
1/16/13

Jan. 16th, 2013

Short Project: Memorable Stairs

Today, I got the chance to share my work with the rest of the students of Architecture class. Our project prompt was "Make Memorable Stairs". We looked at the over head projection for inspiration. I then decided to make a staircase leading to a scenic tour house overlooking the ocean in all of it's awe and wonder.

I decided to put the ocean on the Western side so that the sunset would look beautiful. The stairs have no railing so that you can gaze openly at the view. When you get to the house, it is enclosed but you still have a view due to the large windows facing westward. The stairs plunge you into a protected space while you can still view the ocean and takes you towards another open space on the roof..If you still do not like the viewing point, you can go upstairs into the veranda where you can get a higher, if not better view. The rocky hills are outlined with stretches of beach.It's good to have many options for viewing angles in scenic areas because you might see new things every time you look at it.

The stairs and veranda are supposed to enhance the feeling of grandness in the view. The different environments and how quickly each one changes shows how the stairs can be memorable. For instance the open rocky terrain suddenly closes as you enter the building and all you can see is the ocean once you look outside the window. You want to get a better view so you go up the stairs into the veranda and you take a moment to take in the beauty of it all.