[MUSEUM OF LIGHT] 2 WEEKS
[gradient of light] The interior photo to the left depicts the shadows which lead a visitor in during sunrise hours and articulate different zones within the museum as the day progresses, the shadows cast on the exterior of the museum and also the interior, lead visitors out of the building as night falls. A gradient of light commences from a dim diffused lighting condition on the second floor and transforms into a modulated light on the first floor leading out to an exposed and walkway down to the ocean. A dividing wall acts as a datum that joins the river and the ocean and also creates a threshold which transforms one from the dark and diffused to the modulated and finally to the highly saturated and exposed lighting condition.
[MUSEUM OF LIGHT] As my process continued, I became interested in the choreography the shadows created as people experienced the museum. The paneling system on the sides of the museum produce shadows that lead visitors in at sunrise and out at sunset.
floor plan
longitudinal section
refuge | cooperation | awareness
[shift] My observations began with the crucial shift in Miami’s grid system where the transparent public aspects of ocean drive and the private feel of collins avenue overlap to become our propsed site. After analysis of precedents we visited while in Miami, I based my design off of the closed off privacy of collins avenue , the structured light wells of the new world symphony, the layered overhangs of herzog & de meuron’s parking garage, and the vibrant public exposure of ocean drive.
dwight holmes’ residence redwood shutter detail
summer electives summer 2012
Our given site was located on St. Armands circle in Lido Key,Sarasota on a lot with a straight shot view out to the gulf of mexico to the west.most tropical houses use several passive cooling strategies as means of cooling the house without the use of air conditioning. This house is no different. Taking advantage of the east and west winds, it acts as a modern day dog trot where the main axis and circulation becomes a large double story breezway plants located on the rooftop garden, roof terrace and green wall are used to cool the air before it enters the house. T he two pools also act as cooling devices located on the south and west side of the house.large overhangs provide for more shade and protection from the elements. Also incorporated is an operable shutter system where rooms can transform from being completely open to closed off and air conditioned. A large umbrella double roof system shelters the house and allows for hot air to be pushed through the two roofs, further cooling the home.
cross section
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[the vertical garden]