AHST 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Andover, New Hampshire, My Architect, Travertine
13 Dec 2014
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I asked a brick what it wanted to be . Tried to use materials as honest expression of capacity. Cubeish brick with wall edges exposed so walls look/are free-standing. Likes to use funky bricks , but they are load-bearing. Beauty of building comes from assembly, not stuff put on. Interior: exposed concrete, clad in travertine where people touch. Entracnce: huge and grand, stacked wooden trays of books (slightly detached), around curved circle wall forms. Tilted lectern-style built-in wall bits for placing books. X-shaped ceiling supports, letting in light from clerestory. Little study desks with window for each student. Vaults gapped, don"t extend continuously along entire thing. Poked holes in roofs with different interruptions for light. Lots of diffuse natural light inside with peeks into courtyard. Vaults = service and served bays divided with mechanical stuff above service bays. Unusual skylight piece reflects natural light to hit interior surface of curved vault (changing angle of incidence)
