FINAL+PROJECT+SL

media type="custom" key="4070139" FINAL PROJECT We are Danit Shneiderman and Cesar Fragachan, we both study Architecture at Universidad Simon Bolivar. For our English final project we traveled to some important places far from our homes, like The Ancient Greece and The Architecture Island of SL. In these cities, we flew, walked to see and be able to describe the important concept that we learned across the trimester, such as: color, light, texture, rhythm, circulation, space and scale.





 COLOR In the Ancient Greece the predominant colors are green and grey. Both of them make the city inviting and attractive. All the buildings are made with gray stones and the presence of green areas makes the perfect contrast. The combination of these two colors creates a peaceful atmosphere and transmits tranquility, which it was important at the time of the Greek Empire. All the Temples and Sacred places were made with this light stone.

TEXTURE Stones make a surface bumpy and rough. Although, they were perfected in Ancient Greece buildings. At that time, stones were used as an elegant and sophisticated material; the Greeks used polished stones, which are soft, smooth and brilliant.

RHYTHM In this city the rhythm is very strong, we can see it in every building, because they all have columns. The Greeks used the columns not only to support the building but also, to give it beauty. Analyzing them we can perceive the rhythm in the repetition of shapes: the columns are placed next to the other.

SCALE From the Greeks we can perceive how scale is magnified. Their architecture seeks the perfection of proportions. These were conceived as divine and were made to accommodate the Gods. In the other hand scale in modern architecture, as we can see from the other pictures, is conceived for men. From the last, we can deduce how different beliefs alter scale in architecture. LIGHT  Light will always depend on colors. In this building of the Architecture Island we can see how the accent light works. The intensity in each focus point creates visual interest; it distinguishes the special parts of the house. Furthermore, it helps to perceive the space bigger.

SPACE From the picture we can see an interior space that is delimited by textured walls, which reminds the user of the exterior space. Also, there is a great opening in the roof, which allows the light to pour in the space and give a greater experience to the visitors. We can relate it to the gap in the “Partenon” in Rome, one of the most distinguished interior spaces ever created by men. From the other picture, we can observe how the exterior space of the building shows us the entrance of the building and how the building is related with nature.

HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL CIRCULATION From the picture we can perceive how the horizontal circulation occurs by the flank of the building in the exterior space, living from both worlds. Conversely, it divides to provide the vertical circulation through a set of ramps, which takes the users to the upper parts of the building creating an enriched path



The concepts that we have learned on this trimester (light, texture, rhythm, color, circulation, scale and space) are perceivable in SL. This program is excellent for us to learn: it shows us a subjective idea and the important characteristics of different cities in the world. SL is a great tool for us as future architects. We can come to this program for any investigation or research and have a better and realistic view of many important buildings in the world.

This project gave us the opportunity to describe and visit different cities. With the external factors such as people, weather, light and sound, SL gave us a better perspective about those places than a picture. It gave us the opportunity to meditate about what we have learned on this trimester in our English classes. Now we are ready to analyze and discuss about any place with an architectural language

For us it was fun to fly all around the world and be able to see the things from a different way.

