UF Gallery

UF Gallery contemplates Gainesville’s history and it looks for the integration of the local community to its program. It is a gathering space that encourages UF’s values as integrity, diversity, excellence, teamwork, innovation and trust .

The idea of an institution conducted the project’s process. The architectural intervention is treated as a vessel for people. It is located next to the scenic part of downtown Gainesville. The design works with the cultural context of the city. The inspiration for this project was the city patterns and material qualities. The construct’s purpose was to create a gathering space for the local community and support talented artists.

Bhakty, Yoga Center Atsena Otie Key, Cedar Key, Florida Professor John Marshall Maze Fall 2019

The program consists in a spiritual journey around the Northwest area of Atsena Ottie Key. Visitors are able to experience seven different types of yoga in the three diverse buildings around the complex. The architectural intervention was inspired by a root found in the sand of Athena’s north shore. The spaces are functionally distributed to follow the sun path. Looking for an unique experience between the interaction of the sunlight’s hues with architectural intervention. The light guides visitors to different spaces to perform yoga practices. The project encourages an individual transformation that looks for our inner light and unifies our mind, soul, and spirit.

Inspiration

The approach to this project was treated differently from the other studio’s projects done before. The design process was inspired by Steven Holl’s watercolor perspective and his light research in Saint Ignatius Chapel. Most of the occupancy spaces were designed from the watercolor perspectives based on yoga principles and numerology.