Jorn utzon - Sydney Opera House

Jorn utzon - Sydney Opera House

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  Jørn Oberg Utzon
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  Earl y li f e and career  Ut zon was bor n i n Copenhagen, t he son of a naval engi neer , and gr ewup i n Aal bor g, Denmar k, wher e he became i nt er est ed i n shi ps and a possi bl e naval car eer .  As a r esul t of hi s f ami l y's i nt er est i n ar t , f r om1937 he at t ended t he Royal Dani sh Academy of Fi ne Ar t s wher e he st udi ed under Kay Fi sker and St een Ei l er Rasmussen.  He t ook a par t i cul ar i nt er est i n t he wor ks of Amer i can ar chi t ect Fr ank Ll oyd Wr i ght . Archi t ect ural approach  Ut zon had a Nor di c sense of concer n f or nat ur e whi ch, i n hi s desi gn, emphasi zed t he synt hesi s of f or m, mat er i al and f unct i on f or soci al val ues.  Hi s f asci nat i on wi t h t he ar chi t ect ur al l egaci es of t he anci ent Mayas, t he I sl ami c wor l d, Chi na and Japan enhanced hi s vi si on.  Thi s devel oped i nt o what Ut zon l at er r ef er r ed t o as Addi t i ve Ar chi t ect ur e, compar i ng hi s appr oach t o t he gr owt h pat t er ns of nat ur e. A design can grow like a tree, he explained : "If it grows naturally, the architecture will look after itself."
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  •Architect's own house,Denmark, 1950–52 •Middelboe house, Denmark, 1953–55 •Kingo Houses, Denmark 1956–60 •Elineberg Housing, Sweden, 1954–66. •Planetstaden housing project, Sweden, 1956–58. •Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, 1956–73 •Fredensborg Houses, courtyard housing, Denmark, 1959–63. •Melli Bank, University of Tehran Branch, Tehran, •Hammershøj Care Centre, Denmark, 1962–66. •Bagsværd Church, Bagsværd, Denmark, 1968–76 •Espansiva building system, Denmark, 1969 •Can Lis, Architect's own house, Spain, 1971–73 •Paustian Furniture Store, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1985–87 •Can Feliz, Majorca, Spain, 1991–94 •Skagen Odde Nature Centre, Denmark, 1989 •Utzon Center, Aalborg, 2008 • The National Assembly Building in Kuwait (1982) WORKS Sydney Opera House National Assembly Building, Kuwait Utzon Center
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  EVOLUTI ONOF FORM Sydney,NewSout h Wal es, Aust r al i a. SYDNEYOPERAHOUSE The pr i nci pl e t hat i s f undament al t o t he ar chi t ect ur e of Jørn Ut zon : He dr aws i nspi r at i on f r omnat ur e f or or gani c f or m and cr eat es an ar chi t ect ur e t hat i s pr edomi nant l y exper i ent i al i n char act er . Wi t hi n t he broad f ramework of drawi ng i nspi rat i on f romnat ure and seeki ng an archi t ect ure t hat i s experi ent i al i n charact er, a set of desi gn pri nci pl es speci f i c t o t he Sydney Opera House can be i dent i f i ed.  THEBUI LDI NGASSYMBOL  THEBUI LDI NGASSCULPTURE  FORMANDFUNCTI ON  ORI ENTATI ONANDMOVEMENT  ADDI TI VEARCHI TECTURE - ELEMENTS - PRE- FABRI CATI ON - GEOMETRY  STRUCTURAL  EXPRESSI ON  MATERI ALS  COLOUR  LI GHT  ACOUSTI CS SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE The f ol l owi ng pri nci pl es are descri bed i n quot at i ons by Ut zon :
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  SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE The character which is most prominent about the Opera House is it’s bei ng f r ee i n t he cent r e of t he Sydney Har bour , f r ee f r omal l si des, vi si bl e f r omal l si des.  The posi t i on on a peni nsul a, whi ch i s over l ooked f r omal l angl es makes i t i mpor t ant t o mai nt ai n an al l - r ound el evat i on...t he bui l di ng must f or ma f r eest andi ng scul pt ur e i n cont r ast t o t he squar e bui l di ngs sur r oundi ng i t .
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  About t heBui l di ng Ther e ar e near l y 1000 r ooms i n t he Oper a House i ncl udi ng t he f i ve mai n audi t or i a. Ther e i s al so a Recept i on Hal l , f i ve r ehear sal st udi os, f our r est aur ant s, si x t heat r e bar s, ext ensi ve f oyer and l ounge ar eas, si xt y dr essi ng r ooms and sui t es, l i br ar y, an ar t i st s' l ounge and cant een known as t he "Gr een Room", admi ni st r at i ve of f i ces and ext ensi ve pl ant and machi ner y ar eas. SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE "I l i ke t o t hi nk t he Sydney Opera House i s l i ke a musi cal i nst rument , and l i ke any f i ne i nst rument , i t needs a l i t t l e mai nt enance and f i ne t uni ng, f romt i me t o t i me, i f i t i s t o keep on performing at the highest level.“ In 2003, the same year that Sydney Opera House celebrated its 30th birthday, Jørn Ut zon was awar ded t he Pr i t zker Pr i ze f or Ar chi t ect ur e, t he hi ghest awar d i n i t s f i el d. The Oper a Theat r e, seat i ng 1,547, i s mai nl y used f or per f or mances of oper a, bal l et and dance. The audi t or i um, l i ke t he Concer t Hal l , i s panel ed i n wood f or acoust i c r easons, but t he cei l i ng and wal l s ar e pai nt ed bl ack t o al l ow t he audi ence t o f ocus i t s at t ent i on upon t he st age.
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  Utzon said ofthe Design Principles, "My job is to articulate the overall vision and detailed design principles for the site, and for the form of the building and its interior".