Exemplar 5 - V&A at Dundee Design Proposal by Steven Holl

The main thing that struck me about Steven Holl's sections were the way the sections had been superimposed onto images of a real sky, giving an incredible sense of depth to the section. I would like to be able to do the same, but with a much brighter sky. His subtle use of shadow is not as conspicuous either, but is enough to influence the depth of the drawing.

In my section, I hope I could achieve as elegant a tone as Steven Holl has employed here, perhaps by effectively using the fades and gradients of calmer, more neutral hues for the private spaces in the drawing. I choose this technique for the private spaces as they would be predominantly empty, due to my showing of figures to signify public spaces, and this technique could help give a good real sense of depth and space to those areas.

As well, the shadows give a good indication of light, and suggests where natural light comes into the building. Since my building does have something simialr in the way of access of natural light, this could be an efficient and effective way of showing it in my section - predominantly where I have a skylight in the core of the building.

The simple annotations give clear indication as to the use of each space without crowding the section with too much text. I hope to be able to maintain this subtlety when labeling the spaces in my section.

Reference: steven holl architects: V&A at dundee shortlisted design. (n.d.).designboom. Retrieved July 22, 2012, from http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/11710/steven-holl-architects-va-at-dundee-shortlisted-design.html