Axonometrics

 

L-->R

1. KUMA: Introduction of light through the skin's porosity provides an integration into the environment

2. AALTO: Mimicking nature's forms in the building assembly as a way to integrate with nature

3. KUMA: Dispersal and fragmentation resulting in the building's envelopment by the landscape

4. AALTO: Verticality of the elements stresses importance of landscape

5. KUMA: Horizontality and low scale of the building complements the discreteness and invisibility of the architecture

6. AALTO: Holistic use of a singular material (bricks) heightens sense of monumentality.