Final+project



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=== For my final Project I chose the house of the Cabinet-maker,  developed in the first 4 weeks of this trimester. A cabinet-maker is an artist of wood, is different from a carpenter __for his work mostly handmade__. A cabinet-maker needs a work area with good natural illumination and ventilation to work comfortably. Another need for the work area is a spacious place to handle large pieces of wood. === === This house is located on a plot __Mediatory__ of 16 x 16 x 16, with a large square in one of the facades and a street in the other one. On the main facade (square) is a semi-private access, where the __cabinet can access to their home or where clients can come in to see their work__. The street facade is a wide entrance near storage, so the wood can be downloaded easily. === === The design of the house consists __on__ 2 strips that cross each other, creating a rhythm in the façade with wood boxes. Those boxes have a strong meaning because the profession of the client. ===

This is the house division:
=== Ground floor: main access and services, sales office, cabinet's workshop, storage of material and finished parts and a small bathroom. === === First floor: an exhibition room where the cabinet-maker __show__ his work. From this room visitors can see the shop from above and see how the cabinet-maker does __its__ job. === === Second floor: living room, kitchen, dining room, service room and a terrace overlooking the square. === === Third floor: the master bedroom overlooking the square and a study overlooking the street. === === The house structure is made of reinforced concrete in a simple scheme. === === As for building materials, the main materials are concrete, glass and wood. ===

· The concrete was used in the structure, tiles and walls.
===  · The glass was used in large windows that help create the rhythm in facade of full and empty. === === · Wood is a fundamental material in this house, because the theme is a house for an artist of the wood, which served as a concept for the design. The wood is used in the main facade to regulate the entry of light into 2 key points such as the exhibition room and master bedroom. ===

=== Finally I can say that for each customer is a different world of possibilities and needs, and these are reflected in architecture by the principle of order, form and function. This principle is based on different construction materials, which are fundamental to recreate different sensations in specific locations of the building. A good architectural design will depend on an excellent balance between proportion, order, form and function, and this is what makes __the__ architecture more exciting and sometimes uncertain. ===