For the overall concept of the Phoenix Center, three different key styles were considered for inspiration. These examples include: the studio Lake Flato, Jean Nouvel’s Musee du quai Branly, and the dogtrot style home. Each case study derived from certain feelings or needs that wanted to be met in the design of the complex.
Taking inspiration from Lake Flato allowed for a more local focus to the project. Located in the San Antonio, Texas region, Lake Flato (Figure 1) brings a distinct style to their local buildings that are shaped to compliment the surrounding landscape. The location of the site at Marble Falls, TX, only 85 miles away from San Antonio, makes it an ideal extension of the local style reflected in the facilities.
Another trait that Lake Flato is known for is the materiality of their buildings. Metals, stones, and wood bring a rustic and warm feeling to their projects when carefully placed within the design. The variation in texture, color, and even …show more content…
This example was particularly useful given its underlining institutional, organized approach that would be reflected in the clinic. By adopting the use of large, vibrant geometric forms in the building’s façade (Figure 2), the museum breaks up the organized nature of the form with playful simple geometries. For a clinic intended to treat children and families, this approach would be implemented to morph the space into a client friendly building—while still maintaining the qualities of an institution. Another perk from utilizing this vague form method allowed for an unbiased building that anyone of any background could feel connected toward. By pushing the cubes outward and away from the main structure, Nouvel creates additional spaces within these forms—adding onto the functionality of their purpose. This idea would be further explored in the Phoenix Center by creating private spaces for therapeutic
Taking inspiration from Lake Flato allowed for a more local focus to the project. Located in the San Antonio, Texas region, Lake Flato (Figure 1) brings a distinct style to their local buildings that are shaped to compliment the surrounding landscape. The location of the site at Marble Falls, TX, only 85 miles away from San Antonio, makes it an ideal extension of the local style reflected in the facilities.
Another trait that Lake Flato is known for is the materiality of their buildings. Metals, stones, and wood bring a rustic and warm feeling to their projects when carefully placed within the design. The variation in texture, color, and even …show more content…
This example was particularly useful given its underlining institutional, organized approach that would be reflected in the clinic. By adopting the use of large, vibrant geometric forms in the building’s façade (Figure 2), the museum breaks up the organized nature of the form with playful simple geometries. For a clinic intended to treat children and families, this approach would be implemented to morph the space into a client friendly building—while still maintaining the qualities of an institution. Another perk from utilizing this vague form method allowed for an unbiased building that anyone of any background could feel connected toward. By pushing the cubes outward and away from the main structure, Nouvel creates additional spaces within these forms—adding onto the functionality of their purpose. This idea would be further explored in the Phoenix Center by creating private spaces for therapeutic