Week 6 Subtractive - Additive

Initially I thought about simply elevation and voids of the formal and informal, added and subtracted areas, but then I thought that this concept (below) should be strengthened beyond the concept of positive and negative

So, I explored the concept of subtractive and additive forms and then came across a website which stated that these concepts can express a lot about the character of the site.


I thought about the historical context of the site and how the cliff edge had been stripped down due to industrial purposes and how structures had been built to serve the transport/economic/defensive purposes. And how the materials of these were all different serving various purposes.

So I thought the additive paths that rise above the structure should be expressed with a different appearance than the subtractive envelopesa as an historical reference.

I thought about the historical context of the site and how the cliff edge had been stripped down due to industrial purposes and how structures had been built to serve the transport/economic/defensive purposes. And how the materials of these were all different serving various purposes.

So I thought the additive paths that rise above the structure should be expressed with a different appearance than the subtractive envelopesa as an historical reference.