Project 01: "Jorn Utzon", "Utzon House"

"Jorn Utzon" Concept Drawing

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In his early career Utzon traveled a lot to gain inspiration for his later works. He traveled across Europe for a year starting in 1947. In 1948 he visited Morocco where he was in awe of the structurally sound clay buildings existing in the communities of Morocco. In 1949 he travelled across the United states and Mexico where he was particularly interested in the Mayan pyramids. Mexico was “ one of the greatest architectural experiences in [his] life”.

"Utzon House" Description:

The house features one side of the house completely covered with windows, allowing much light to flow into the open plan living area. The genius in this house is shown in the way the building works with the nature around it. From the sun to the wind, everything was taken into account while in the construction of this building. This hinted by the fact that the house has a completely closed wall along the northern side and an open glass wall on the southern side of the house. Throughout his life, Utzon studied how other buildings worked with the nature around them and this house is a perfect representation of what he had learned thus far.

"Utzon House" Analysis:

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Parti Diagram
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Program Diagram

"Utzon House" Drawings:

Project 01A: Shipping Container Cabin

​​A small 40x8x9(1/2) shipping container built into a home. The biggest difficulty with this project is its limitations of space. To combat this I focused on utilizing every space as I could without overcrowding. I also used multi functionality with the bedroom which easily transforms into a mini office.