Monday, February 7, 2011

Blogpost 4

The music building on UNCG campus is a building that stands out to me as a very high scoring building in it commodity, firmness, and design as a whole. But more specifically the entranceway to it from the bridge leading from College Ave is astonishing. It is a very stable entranceway which gives is a high firmness score, and it also has also clearly does its job in marking the entrance to the building. It is a circle surrounded by columns that lead into large class doors.  When looking at the exterior of the building it stands out simply because of its form and mass. Not only does it do its job and stay strong, it is also beautifully crafted from the top of the columns to before.  This beautiful craftsmanship does not just stop on the outside of the building however. It continues on into the lobby as you walk in. The circles on the ground outside of the exterior echo in the tile on the floor of the interior lobby area. This gives it a wave-like musical effect, which reemphasizes the purpose of the building. It also does this with the columns that lead you around the space while also adding to the beauty of the building as a whole. 

1 comment:

  1. I love that bridge too. Your post clearly helps explain the way you view the building and how you score all three categories; commodity/firmness/delight. nicely done.

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