This past week, we had our first official critique on the first objective. The objective was to take the building we studied and made it skinny but kept the same square footage for each room in the building. Here are some drawings and the model from the critique.

 

 

Booklet showing the main concepts on the Villa Ocampo

Final exploration of the Villa Ocampo presedent

Final model of the Villa Ocampo precedent study

Floor Plans of the Villa Ocampo

The floor plans of the Villa Ocampo showing the layout of the building are very interesting to see. Le Corbusier had a way of  giving the building excitement. For instance, he placed a pool on the fourth floor (bottom photo). I do not know many people to make a pool on the top floor. Another interesting quality Le Corbusier added to this building was the open garden space he created that acted like a beam of  light cutting into the building. The triple height space is cut through the building so whichever floor you stand on, you can see the garden below. 

About the Villa Ocampo

The Villa Ocampo is an unbuilt project created by Le Corbusier in 1928. This project, if ever made, would be located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Le Corbusier created this idea for Victoria Ocampo, an Argentinian writer, intellectual, and publisher. First looking at the building, you'll notice the building is square like many similar buildings he has made but the interior contains circles, curves, and a triple height space which you can see in the photo below.