Response 3: De-tales
by Elly Ngoh
Name of building: LSA Administration Annex Building
Location: 1007 E Huron Street
Type: Sublimated
Scale: Component
The
shingles covering the exterior of the building conceal the real structure of
the building and how it was constructed, but also subtly reveals how the
interior space is organized.
The top half of the building is covered with rows of shingles layered on each other. Each row is made up of alternating rectangles of different sizes in a crenelated pattern, with the last row of each section of shingles ending with a regular, jagged pattern. This façade conceals the materials and methods of construction that support the house. However, the brick red colour of the shingles and the rectangular layering brings to mind traditional brick buildings. This call back to a familiar method of construction might be meant to play with the viewer’s expectations and encourage them to take a closer look. The intent of the building is hence to confound the viewer and encourage more careful consideration of the method of construction.
The top half of the building is covered with rows of shingles layered on each other. Each row is made up of alternating rectangles of different sizes in a crenelated pattern, with the last row of each section of shingles ending with a regular, jagged pattern. This façade conceals the materials and methods of construction that support the house. However, the brick red colour of the shingles and the rectangular layering brings to mind traditional brick buildings. This call back to a familiar method of construction might be meant to play with the viewer’s expectations and encourage them to take a closer look. The intent of the building is hence to confound the viewer and encourage more careful consideration of the method of construction.
In addition, the decision to use the jagged edges as a separation between the levels of shingles expresses the interior organization of the buildings onto the exterior. The jagged edges clearly delineate 3 separate sections in the top half of the building. This allows viewers to understand from the exterior of the building that there are 4 distinct floors of the building, including the ground floor made of stone. This makes the detail more than mere ornamentation; it expresses the significance of interior organization of space onto the exterior of the building and gives outside viewers a glimpse into the purpose of the building.
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