Tamkang University, Department of Architecture
5th Year, Pre-Thesis Design
Year : 2015
Author : Chan Yen Fen
Instructor : Yeh Chia Chi
Software : Rhino, Grasshopper, Maya
Human perception is a topic that I am extremely interested; I think creating new experiences constantly in the metropolises is one of the missions of the architects. The Four Elements of Bakery is a project that attempts to combine an exhibition and a bakery together.
The displays are exhibited by deconstructing the process of baking; they demonstrate the special phenomena during the processing steps by using different architectural designs and develop them into the events that the public could experience in person. The aim of this project is to amplify the small physical and chemical reactions to the body scale and present the surprising perception. The public could experience those interesting phenomena in person when wandering around the space.
During the process, I tried to upgrade the simple program, baking, to a more complicated spatial facet and gave it an ornamental art value. On the other hand, I also built the interior spatial hierarchy systematically and divided the working and public areas separately. The design result is divided into four spatial objects for the public to visit:
Element 1. Dough Kneading Section
Element 2. Fermentation Light Bulbs
Element 3. Oven Flow of Heat
Element 4. Cooling Tower
And the key assembling hierarchy of the objects are:
1. Tools and Working Area: The equipment and tools for baking, including a kneading platform, fermentation room, oven, and cooling components.
2. Inner Structure and Shell: The shells cover the equipment with some openings that connect each other for the staff to operate.
3. Space of Seeing: This is viewed as an intermediate space; the outer shell of each object would change based on the event condition, which offers a place for the public to see the details.
4. Core Cavity: It collects the baking objects into a complete cavity, outside of which the space provides the service area, circulation plan, seat area, and other basic usages.
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