Summer 2015
Original photograph of the wall followed by tartan and relational diagrams. Tonal studies were made using the lines, which were then transformed to create 3-dimensional diagrams.
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Up Against a Wall
Breaking the Plane Creating 3-dimensional designs from abstract beginnings. The process was defined by the deliberate choice to include an object that breaks the datum plane (the wall). The composition was further enriched through an overlapping of layers in tartan diagrams and via a directionality in relational diagrams. A narrative sequence of activities underlay the transformation of tonal studies into 3-dimensional objects.
Parallel Worlds A place for viewing a scene in the distance. The idea of distorted reality served as the starting point and the collage makes direct references to Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84. The architecture helps to define the viewing space as a separate entity from the ongoing chaotic influx of present-day media. The view is characterized by a peaceful sky albeit the presence of 2 moons, however, the boy is intently looking below him. Thus, the viewer is left to imagine as to what could be more interesting than the 2 moons in the sky.
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The Spatiality of Rooms
Sleeping Beauty A place of protection from the external world. Different aspects of protection were explored for this collage and it attempts to debate the concept of protection within an enclosed space by introducing foreign objects that intrude its boundary. Extreme features heighten the sense of the collage; the innocent child sleeping in its crib is the epitome of vulnerability while the foreign elements are represented crudely to amplify the effect of their threat.
Site analysis diagrams and revised site model with existing urban context. The different layers of information are represented through material differences.
Waterfront Shore Probe and Observation Station A Landscape Promenade The project intends to reinvigorate the land/shore relations by establishing a new shoreline and bringing water in the landscape. A tartan grid derived from the organization of streets and edges was used to arrange the different components of the program. The pavilion, equipment enclosure and the screen creates a strong Gestalt closure in the landscape and this central space is further activated through the introduction of water. The equipment enclosure is grounded at the southern end of the site while the pavilion is located towards the northern end. The pavilion is elevated from the ground to preserve the view from the street and is connected to the roof of the enclosure by a boardwalk that spans parrallel to the edge of the shore. The landscape shifts to interact with the building and the water thus creating dynamic spatial relationships.
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Process diagrams followed by interior perspective, building model and orthographic drawings.
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Filtered views The building is designed to provide separate spaces for different views at different levels. The composition of wall planes further distinguishes the space according to the type of views: framed or panaromic. A central vertical space serves as the link between the different levels. The stairs wrap around the edges of this space and activates the space by allowing the user to experience an uninterrupted vertical climb.