Project 01: "Alison and Peter Smithson", Sugden House

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Sept 18 1923       Peter Smithson is born in Durham, England
June 22 1928      Alison Smithson is born in South Yorkshire, England
1949                     The Smithsons get married
1953                     They join Team X and revolt against old Congrès International d'Architecture                                   Moderne (CIAM) philosophies of high modernism.
1949-1954          The Smithsons finish building the Hunstanton School after winning a competition. This is their first project together.
1956                    The couple build the Sugden House in Watford. This house is well known for                                 its peculiar exterior shape.
1959-1965           They build the Economist, an English magzine, headquarters in London.
1968                     They complete the Garden building in St. Hilda’s College in Oxford
1969-1972           They complete the Robin Hood Gardens in East London in order to push their agenda of stacked affordable                                           housing which was an important part of Brutalism.
1973                     Due to the very high crime rates and very poor construction, the publicly humiliated couple decided to make their                                  talents private.
1988                     One of the very few projects that was well known during their private stint were the buildings at the University of                                   Bath which incliuded the Schools of Architecture and Engineering
Aug 16 1993        Alison Smithson passes away
Mar 3 2003         Peter Smithson dies 

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Rebellious Couple
A rebellious couple arises in the architecture industry
Their style goes against the norm
They create projects in creative forms
The style does not sit well with the majority
And later on, their rebelliousness catches up to them
The neglect for technicality
Can no longer hide behind unique exteriors
Their carelessness becomes their public downfall
Due to the embarrassment, they become discrete
A rebellious couple deteriorates in the architecture industry
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Alison and Peter Smithson
​Concept Drawing

Analysis Drawings: Sugden House

Final Drawings: Sugden House

First Floor Plan

Southeast Elevation

Playroom Perspective Drawing

Project 02: Shift House​​

Client Narrative​

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Concept Work: Farouk

                         1st floor                                                          2nd floor                                                                      3rd floor

Final Drawings and Model: Farouk