CONSTRUCTINGATMOSPHERES

WITH BRICK

UDO GARRITZMANNKJELD GHOZATI

29 MAY - 9 JUNE

AARHUS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE PRESENTS HARDCOURSE 2017

This workshop will investigate the

brick in hands-on experimentations

with 1:5 and 1:1 scale models.

The primitive hut is a concept in

architectural design theory that has

been employed to speculate about

the beginnings of architecture.

Gottfried Semper envisioned it with

The Four Elements of Architecture

- the fireplace, the earth mound,

the roof (with its supports), and the

spatial enclosure. Each of the four

elements was associated with a

primordial applied art - ceramics,

stonecutting, carpentry, and the

textile arts - from which it received

a repertoire of formal motifs. If we

conceive of tectonic thinking as the

complementary understanding of the

notions construction and aesthetics,

then the primordial applied arts sug-

gest each a different kind of tectonics

- clay tectonics, stone tectonics, wood

tectonics, and textile tectonics–, which

can also be combined in various

hybrid positions. We will explore the

possibilities of these tectonic posi-

tions in relation to the material brick.

Aesthetics in architecture are more

recently discussed with the notion

atmosphere. This constitutes a more

encompassing, bodily and experi-

ential way to think of aesthetics. In

this light tectonics should always

be thought of as contributing to the

construction of an atmosphere. Our

primitive huts will explore the possi-

bilities of brick in the construction of

atmospheres for contemplation.

Material Cost: 400 kr.

DESIGNING A CONTEMPORARY PRIMITIVE HUT AS A PLACE FOR CONTEMPLATION

Hardcourse 2017

CONSTRUCTING ATMOSPHERES

WITH BRICK