Thesis Topic + Related Questions

1. Understanding and Designing an Artist Residence
Client- Ye-Ol: cultural preservation group (http://www.yeol.org/)

Design Requirements
Transform a traditional Korean house into a one-bedroom artist residence.
The kitchen and bathroom must be in "modern" style.


Questions:
project details
1. Who is the artist? What type of work do they do (modern vs. traditional)? What type of space does that require?

design specification
1. Reveal: What is the importance of such detailing in building construction and overall impression?
2. How are ideas/values translated and embodied in a detail?

conceptual questions
1. Define "contemporary" and "modern."
2. What is the basis of "western architecture" and "Korean architecture"? Are there similarities or major discrepancies?
3. What are some examples of successful architecture that balances traditional and modern architecture?


* note to self: read Meaning in Western Architecture by Christian Schultz