Villa Mairea Material Model Project Two

This material model was probably my most successful aspect of the project as it enables a greater understanding of the materials and why they are utilised in specific places as well as also showing many other aspects such as program. 

Turf roofed timber sauna and low stone wall recalls medieval churchyards. 

The Varied materials from the red tiles to the white beech to the natural stone show the journey between the natural to the civilised dwelling. 

White plastered surfaces show an allusion to modernity. These surfaces are actually lime-washed brickwork.

The juxtaposition of the seemingly random patch of blue- glazed tiles forms the backdrop to the rough stone staircase. This is a calculated allusion to Finish Vernacular tradition.

Collage techniques such as the forms and images express the polarities such as vernacular and modern, free form and geometric, romantic and traditional.