Site Plan for Terrace Development

from 2022 Portfolio

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 - ECOVENTION

C.A.U.S.E. Studio 2.3 - SITE STRATEGY

Dividing the Plane

The terraces become a new context to operate on. Dividing the p lane refers to all new planes constructed by this system, namel y the radial order of one- and five-degree rotations and the vertical representation of these spirals in the form of terrace walls. The three usetypes hinge on intersection points of these two grids. They all orient uniquely: the cabins pivot off grid points, normal to the well, resulting in 2-degree offsets and rotations. The research center is on a constructed series of arcs propagated from intersections in the radial and spiral grids. The pavilion extends along a radial coordinate serving as an orienting mass to the system’s origin. The vertical planes are similarly divided by interdependent tectonic system in the form of a flexible truss type which itself pivots dependent on use type and grid modality. The module system seeks to capture skeletally the most daylight it can to passively heat and illuminate. Operable second story awning windows engage the natural movement of prevailing winds up and down the slope. To access these zones and interpretations of the grid, the terrace walls are converted to navigation chan nels by rotating the spiral order two degrees to construct void s for ramps and stairs. The final field spiral section fronting the arc of the research center extrudes upward to become a reflective plane charging the spiral order and resultant arcs with the tapered space between.