Corner Model
I was fascinated by the dramatic look Bo Bardi accomplished using so much glass sandwiched between the slabs of the roof and floor in the front part of the house. I decided to model just one corner in order to showcase this stark contrast in materiality. In the place where the glass would be, I instead chose to make it empty, in order to emphasize the feeling of openness.
View of the main facade of the Glass House, Nelson Kon
Internal view of the main hall of the Glass House, Nelson Kon
Lina Bo Bardi's Glass House, Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre
Casa De Vidro (Glass House) by Linda Bo Bardi, São Pablo, Brazil
In my next model, I built upon this corner, exploring the houses understated staircase entrance, and situating it within the site topography: