Our proposal explores the inherent contradiction of a democratic
system of governance the relationship between the people and the
state. We do this through the notion of representation.
By drawing on sublimated cultural and historical aesthetic
notions of power and state we can begin to mediate the tension in
this relationship between the state and its constituents made
manifest: the lodge.
The fundamental idea of democracy is in the inherent notion that
the government, the state, is a representation of the will of the
people. It is in this idea that we vote for our elected officials
as they serve and carry out the consensus of their
constituency.
Historically, this relationship has been inverted. We now find
ourselves with the relationship in constant conflict, the spirit of
the times indicating a split between the priorities of the people
and of those in power, whose allegiance is not to the will of the
majority but of a few selective and privileged interests.
The Lodge is a unique typology as it is both a representation
and a representative, the Home and the State. At once, the Lodge is
an intensely private space, the other, a hyper public
representation of a fluctuating ideal, a function of the state.
The proposal seeks to negotiate conflicting programs through its
internal spatial logic and by introducing a unifying a language, a
language that at various scales can have multiple meanings. We
begin with the image of the home. The image of the home is
constantly in flux, a collection of cultural and historical
references drawn by the spectator, giving it meaning.
Our proposal uses this notion of representation to negotiate an
identity for the Lodge. By reinterpreting the column, we provide an
immediate aesthetic reference to public and cultural institutions,
including those notions of power and incorruptibility
associated.
However, given this status of a public institution the
predominant tenets of the Lodges function - privacy of the home and
the public nature of the state - come in conflict.
We attempt to mediate this tension through representation by
separating its function. Through the split of the homes internal
spatial logic from the faade we can unify its identity as a
function of the State whilst prioritizing an ideal programmatic
hierarchy. The hierarchy of spaces of the home offers a critique on
the wider implications of the Lodge. The domestic image of the home
is protected, hidden and literally placed atop the promontory above
the official function spaces, its public image. The two axes, at a
larger scale, a reading of our unique position between the city and
our environment. The dominant axis intimates a procession of
purpose as guest or inhabitant, always moving through the private
territory before descending into the purpose of State.
As spaces within the Lodge are inhabited, the spatial
relationship between the functions provide a constant reminder of
their intended position in our society.
Classical Order
The classical order denotes specific proportions and style in
the ar-chitectural element of the column. At once both functional
and orna-mental, the varying scale and proportion of each type of
column gives meaning to the building the language to which it is
applied.
The language of the column becomes incredibly useful for us in a
specific way. By appropriating the notion of proportion, we can
draw on historical and cultural aesthetics of the column to signify
varying meanings for the Lodge
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State Columns
We understand that the doric column, of thicker and stouter
propor-tions, is used on state and public institutions and provide
meaning of power, incorruptibility and seriousness of purpose. We
apply columns of thicker proportions to programs related to
official state use and as a public front.
Private Columns
Columns of more slender proportions are applied to more private
programs, drawing on the feminine and academic connotations of the
corinthian and ionic orders. A gradient is applied for the column
to read at multiple scales through a unified space.
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We identify the main participants at stake.
Programmatic heirarchy on site
We place the private persons on the podium and the state below
to reflect our ideal representative heirarchy.
Conflict
The state and the private person come into conflict as an
idealised notion becomes contradictory in practice.
Site context
Sun path and axis views are identified, programs gravitate
toward optimum views and northern sun. We also want to unify the
two bodies within a boundary as they become separated on site.
Representative conflict
We begin to see multiple conflicts at various scales as
interests grow or dissipate in allegiance.
Division of programmatic function
Within the boundary we push the public and private functions
away from each other to provide separation within the border of a
contested space.
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Contextual Axis
We identify key icons within the context from our site - the
city of Canberra (the people) and thethe mountain (our
environment).
Programmatic gradient applied to unifying language
We implement the column. This allows us to do two things. One is
to provide a rational structure and uni-fying facade for a
contested and contradictory space. Secondly the scale and gradient
of the column can then help to delineate difference in program.
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