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Artist’s Studio Prospect & Refuge Cut & Fold Student Hostel Photography
Artist’s Studio Challenged to create a seasonal studio space for a poet and dancer, at the Christian Science Center in Boston, Massachusetts, I focused on Slam Poetry and the strong, forceful emotions contained in each line. I represented this through jagged lines on the exterior and a series of polygons that construct the floor plan. On the dancers side, the lines on the exterior become more fluid and flow from one to the other. The floor plan is made up of a series of overlapping circles to represent the circular movements a dancer makes over time.
We perceive areas as either prospect or refuge. Our need for prospect or refuge can change over time. The time of day, season, year, and our life situation all inuence our need; it is not just a single momenent, but is a journey where we slowly trasition from one to the other. In my project you slowly become seperated from the rest of of the world, as you travel on a journey though nature and on the water. As you journey on the water your veiw of the building becomes more detailed, thus transitioning you into the space. Once in the building it is easy to have views out, while views from the outside world are obstructed.
Prospect & Refuge
Given a tailor sheet pattern, I was challenged to pick out specic lines to make a 3D sculptural space. By cutting, folding up, and folding down my 8.5/11� tailor sheet, my design took a form in which I saw the action of concavity and convergence. My first model had a simple form, while the section was elaborate and intricate, thus they did not work together. I wanted to explore what a model would look like if it was made visually similar to the sections.
Cut & Fold
Given the task of creating a student hostel in Boston’s Historic District of Beacon Hill, on famous Charles St, I used the context of the neighborhood to create a shell that hid a modern interior. Due to the historic nature of the site I did not want to intrurupt the fabric of the neighborhood and kept with a brick facade that would blend in, with the exception of a small break that gives a clue to what is inside and inticed people in. Upon entering, the user discovers a ‘surprize inside.’ the interior of the building opens to an expansive space leading the visitor in and up, through the use of light. Within, I created paths of interaction for the guests, allowing for people of diverse backrounds to meet and connect.
Student Hostel
Personal Photography
Contact Information Erin McKinnon Wentworth Insitute of Technology Bachelor of Science of Architecture (860) 798-6548 mckinnone@wit.edu