The overarching concept of the Coogee Community Center deals with alignment and misalignment, axis of approach and direction of movement, considered in a materially strong planar form that attempts to approach its insertion into the landscape with a certain degree of subtlety.
These concerns, with a personal interest and preference for a clearly delineated and - to a certain degree - minimalist architecture informs the use and adoption of precedents such as Álvaro Siza Vieira and his one time 'student' Eduardo Souto de Moura; both Portuguese architects who deal delicately with site, nature, social and historical context, while achieving an experientially powerful architecture.
These concerns, with a personal interest and preference for a clearly delineated and - to a certain degree - minimalist architecture informs the use and adoption of precedents such as Álvaro Siza Vieira and his one time 'student' Eduardo Souto de Moura; both Portuguese architects who deal delicately with site, nature, social and historical context, while achieving an experientially powerful architecture.
ÁLVARO SIZA VIEIRA
Galician Center of Contemporary Art (1988-1993)
Alignment and a strong sense of Axis in a rational form
Leça da Palmeira Sea Pools (1966)
Again featuring a strong sense of axis and alignment, with a very evident approach to insertion into the landscape
EDUARDO SOUTO DE MOURA
Casa Patio en Matosinhos
Directional planarity with strong materiality
Casa en Cascais
Strongly horizontal volumes situated delicately within their context
Casa en Moledo
Strong insertion and materiality evident in a planar approach
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