TWA TERMINAL OF THE JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

"In order to capture the concept of flight, Saarinen used curves to create spaces that flowed into one another. The exterior's concrete roof imitates a bird in flight with two massive "wings." The interior consists of a continuous ribbon of elements, all whisking themselves in from the exterior, so that ceilings continously run into walls and those walls become floors."

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The buildings has a lateral approach (vehicular flow), and a frontal approach (the pedestrian flow). In this way, the architect hierarchizes  the pedestrian flow.  The organic geometry of this building creates a remarkable entrance using the large roof. This brutality building make a sequences of symmetric galleries. The exterior recreated a contrast of the color by the material. The subtle and  fine white covering makes the form of a bird, and the transparency of the glass it diffuses with the sky.  

Perspective of the pedestrian approach 

Saarinen used reinforced concrete to created an unique structure, in this way, the structure is floor and wall, and horizontal circulation, the concrete is the acoustic controller.  The building receives natural light by the spaces in facade that are not structure.  The interior spaces used the natural color material to recreate the only structural piece. The color of the railings tries to confuses with the concrete.  

Interior View

The circulation represent a pretty important part of the design on this project. A sequence of ramps communicate the two cellular blocks of program, the stairs connect the different levels of the terminal.  A big staircase flows down as a river inside the building.   

In this picture, The railings makes a spiral rhythm that flows down to the principal space. The color of the ramp also contrast with the white concrete. There is also a rhythm in the staircase  using a pattern on the steps. 

ST. LOUIS ARCH

The St. Louis Arch is a masterpiece of Eero Saarinen where it is possible to make a good exercise of contrast between the internal proportions of an element and the relationship between the context.
This building is located in St. Louis Missouri  was design to be a monument to commemorated the westward expansion.  It represent the new technological inventions.  To understand this  building it is important analyses the exterior in a city's scale and the interior with a human scale. The approaching begins in the center of the city, then, the buildings cause a sensation of smallness to the visitors, (monumental space),  the exterior material let to the building a glowed effect. The rhythm of the facade talk about the constructor process.

Spatial view

The material generates a sensation of lightness and reflects the atmosphere. From the river the visual recreated a framework with the city like background. The material has a remarkable role in the reflection of colors, representing a dynamical color surface.

The circulation appears like a sequences of stairs and elevators.  The principal circulation, the elevator generates in the interior experience a big introspective moment, where the scale changed.
The stairs connect the circulation to the central space of the building.


On the top, the building has an observatory with magnificent visuals to the city. This spaces has a horizontal proportion, (such as corridor), and an inclination because it is the top of an arch.

This interior spaces responds to the human scale.

The natural light nurture the   principal space, in a contrast to the rest of the building that are made by content spatial moments with artificial light.

It was built in 1967. It is known better as the "Gateway Arch", was made to commemorate the western expansion. Is the tallest monument in United State. The steel  exterior was used to represent the "american golds".  The geometry is a catenary curve.













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