Planes of screen are placed horizontally and vertically to capture light and shadows at different angles. As users ascend through the ramp, they experience both sides of this horizontal plane.
6 The theater quadrant during the day.
IN DIALOGUE WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS 5
THEATER + ARCHITECTURE
layers and light
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The gallery quadrant at night, a place for gallery shows and movie screenings.
LEDs are recessed in the ground to prevent physical obstructions for pedestrians
Walls of screen define spaces that capture light and shadow, and can be used for digital projections at night.
Steel tube columns Rollable, wire mesh screens Non-shrink grout
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LIGHT SOURCE
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LIGHT SOURCE [behind]
This section of the platform forms a loop that is ADA accessible, providing users with dissabilities access to this elevated level.
OPAQUE
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WHITE STEEL TUBE COLUMNS
STEEL GRATED FLOOR FOR ELEVATED PATHWAYS
PERMEABLE PAVERS WITH GRASS FOR SOFTER SURFACES
PERMEABLE GRAVEL PAVERS FOR CIRCULATION SURFACES
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Moment connections occur under ground level to avoid physical and visual obstructions.
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EVENTS QUADRANT
Space for screen roll in cases where the screens are rollable
MCDONOUGH STREET
Screens are fixed and stretched where they are not height-adjustable
WORKING OF SCRIM
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School
12 LOADING/UNLOADING AREA
FORSYTH PARK
MOVABLE SCREEN FOR ACCESS
OGLETHORPE MONUMENT
VERTICAL ACCESS
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VERTICAL ACCESS
Steel tube columns Rollable, wire mesh screens
ADA ACCESSIBLE LOOP PATH
GROUND LEVEL PLAN
GROUND LEVEL PLAN
Gallery Espresso Cafe
Commercial
CANOPY LEVEL CIRCULATION
CANOPY LEVEL PLAN
Gallery Espresso Cafe
Commercial
GROUND CIRCULATION SCREENLEVEL POSITIONS
Gallery Espresso Cafe
Commercial
MATERIALS
Baptist Church
Enhances user visual experience Office
Shift in spatial identities
Office
Church School
Events Quadrant
Theater Quadrant
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3 Garden Quadrant
ARCHITECTURE [space transformation]
Savannah Theater
Gallery Quadrant
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Residential
-instruments -backdrop -structure
PERRY STREET
Concrete foundations
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LAYERS IN PLAN
Wide flange beam
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VERTICAL SCRIM LAYERS
VERTICAL SCRIM LAYER
VERTICAL SCRIM PANEL
ELEVATOR
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Metal-grated floor
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FORREST GUMP BENCH LOCATION
ORIGINAL MARBLE BENCHES
GALLERY QUADRANT
GARDEN QUADRANT
Wooden handrail
ADA LOOP
BULL STREET
LIGHT SOURCE
Residential/ Inn
STAGE AUDIENCE BACKSTAGE
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Stretched wire mesh screens used under handrails
Office
-participant -outsider -context
THEATER QUADRANT
The scrim changes its appearance depending on the way light strikes it.
Different ways the scrim can be used to capture light and shadows.
Influenced by context
HULL STREET
SECTION [A]
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In certain areas of this project, screens overlap creating rooms that capture shadow and light on both sides of the user. These act as passageways or transitional spaces between the larger quadrants.
TRANSLUCENT
HORIZONTAL SCRIM LAYER
”CANVAS”
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GKD WIRE MESH FOR SCREENS
Screens are anchored to a vertical steel cable to prevent any lateral movement.
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“CANVAS”
[THEATER ANTITHESIS PARADOX]
M.ARCH THESIS 2012 SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
The Gallery Quadrant provides a seating area for users of the cafe.
School
UNEXPECTED SPONTANEOUS
[place creation]
Structural simplicity allows transparency throughout the entire design, while still creating a contrast with the surroundings.
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HORIZONTAL SCRIM PANEL
-frame -action -light
There are no set boundaries for what we consider an audience, a stage or a backstage; instead, the movement of users through these spaces allows a dynamic shift in these spatial identities.
CHIPPEWA SQ.
USERS
[KEY PLAYERS]
LIGHT STRUCTURE
Bars of LEDs provide color variation and illuminate both sides of the screen
Gallery Espresso Cafe
Commercial
Commercial
CONTEXT DIALOGUE SITE IN CHIPPEWA SQUARE, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
SOUTH ELEVATION 0
15’
30’
60’
BULL ST.
DANIEL SANCHEZ HOYOS
NATURE
SHIFTING IDENTITIES
Users can enjoy of a view 30-feet above the ground level from the tower.
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Theaters around the world rely on controlled environments to transform the stage and amaze their audiences. Inspired by production design ideas, this project becomes the inverse of the usual theater by showcasing unexpected and spontaneous occurrences derived from the natural context around it.
BULL ST.
“This project began with a passion for the production side of theater. Since I was a little boy, I was more interested in the lighting, scenery, and sound design, than the performance itself. My goal for this project was to merge these interests, and design a spatial experience that would transform through layers and light like a stage does in an actual theater.”
CONTEXT
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[in front]
CITY HALL
a passion for the backstage of the theater” AUTHOR’S STATEMENT
Area over the Bull Street axis remains open to respect this visual path.
HULL ST.
“where it all began:
SAVANNAH RIVER
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This zone allows users to enjoy the natural “theater” of users passing by.
THEATRICAL PARADOX
BULL ST. AXIS
Much can be learned from theatrical production design and materials to explore space variation in architecture and engage users in a more profound relationship with their environments.
This project engages in an exploration of the properties of scrim material used in theater and how its application in architecture has the potential to define space through the use of light and layered screens. It aims to enhance the experience of the user by developing a deeper relationship with the surrounding context of Chippewa Square in Savannah, Georgia.
SAVANNAH RIVER
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SECTION [A] THROUGH GALLERY AND THEATER QUADRANTS
PERRY ST.
DESIGN PROJECT
The theater quadrant at night as a waiting area for the Savannah Theater.
Screen panels at the ends of the Square capture lights of cars driving by at night.
The project allows users to acknowledge this natural, dynamic environment. The program for the Square’s quadrants is informed by the existing surrounding buildings.
creation of space through the use of light ARGUABLE POSITION
Ramp allows height variety and lets users experience the horizontal shadow plane.
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The events quadrant at night; a place for social gatherings.
a modest intervention
Building facades serve as a theatrical backdrop to be seen through the screens.
The context around Chippewa Square serves as the scenery for this urban, ‘theatrical’ experience. The facades of buildings create abackdrop during the day and night, while the live oak trees cast shadows on the screens that constantly change as the day progresses.
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BULL STREET
contextual performance
DANIEL SANCHEZ HOYOS M.ARCH 2012 ARCH 799 GRADUATE THESIS STUDIO II PROF. JULIE ROGERS-VARLAND BOARD 1 OF 1