SHIOKA OKAMOTO

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Inside & Outside





The project revitalizes the spatial atmosphere of Lyngby Stadsbibliotek by making connection between inside and outside. According to the Norwegian architect Christian Norberg-Schulz, “the inside-outside relationship constitutes the very essence of architecture.” The library built in 1968 has an immense glass facade, typical in modernist architecture. The facade is facing the nature view of the Danish countryside. Used textile as a membrane to ease the contradiction of the place by respecting the surrounding environment. This proposed textile design merges the inside and outside with aesthetic features of textile, color and light.​​



Visualization



day time, overview, unfolded



visualization



night time, ground floor, unfolded



Lyngby State library



overview of the building



color scheme



upper row: color for upper floor

lower row: color for lower floor

larger square: base color

smaller color: accent color




overview of the facade



upper row: curtain unfolded

lower row: curtain folded

exterior view




model



making harmonious composition of the window frame and curtain




1:1 prototype



Interior view, installed in Lyngby state library



1:1 Prototype



Interior view, installed in Lyngby state library



1:1 Prototype



Exterior view, installed in Lyngby state library



1:1 prototype



Exterior view, installed in Lyngby state library



Development



Researches, analysis, experiments are considered to be a the part of this project. Starting from the on-site research of the building, the entire development had conducted carefully step by step. Color and light is the key elements for each of the stage.



Past / Now



comparing the current situation to the original state build in 1968 (photo of the original state: Danish National Art Library)



Day / Night



comparing the view from inside and outside during daytime or nighttime, particularly focused on the facade window and lighting.



Sketching



Be in the space, sit and draw the moment to understand the atmosphere of the site.



6 + 1 spatial element



Analytical diagram of the space based on on-site research. (referred from "Rum Analyser written by Lise Bek)



Circulation



How the people come to the space and act? Who is staying in the space, approaching to the window facade?



Color in the space



Registration of colors in the space. Each of the composition express the moment by time and view.



View and color



What can be seen outside from inside via the window facade? Analyzed the space, and abstracted the view with color.



Material



Fabric density. The chosen fabric has enough density to prevent direct sunlight, but still allows us to feel outside through window.



Colored, layerd



Curtains must be folded and layered when it's used. Colored fabrics showed various level of brightness.



Fold / unfold



Drapery. How the color change when the fabric is folded.



View



The facade is seen from various angles in the space, also from outside. How the colored fabric will appear?



data



Proposed textile design for existing space



2016

Designed by Shioka Okamoto

Thesis project at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts


1/1 model

Material: Polyester/cotton, Dye

Length: 3000mm


Exhibition "Afgang Sommer 2016"

13.6.2016-21.8.2016

at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts


Special Thanks

Lyngby Stadsbibliotek, Ludvig Svensson, Silent Gliss



(c) Shioka Okamoto