Between Moments (Optimized)

betweenmoments

instructor eric hoffman | arch 511 | fall 2012

the scent tunnel is a sensoral component used in the retail store

Inhale. Pause. Exhale.

It is possible to establish a milieu within a pause – a hiccup in a city’s respiratory pattern.

This effect is achieved by transformations at two, distinct scales: the intimate, sensory experience of the individual and the plural, cumulative perception of the urban realm. A perfumery will occupy the intersection between these thresholds: a moment between moments.

Above | Program Diagram Below | Existing site

Regional Context

This Page Early conceptual model studies focused on notions of grafted landscapes and canopy.

These two themes were hybrizedized for the final design. The staggering of labs is coordinated with existing vacant parcels on the opposite side of the street.

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Opposite Tactile considerations were important: the dappling of light from the canopy is the result of a conscious solar shading and programming effort. Windows features a rich pattern meant to delineate zones of privacy and provide visual delight.

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Above | View from entry corner of site Below | Material studies focused on a pattern for use throughout the glazing: an acid etched design inspired by foliage.

Top | Site + Floor Plan Middle | Sections Bottom | Plan Iterations

Plan Detail

The axon depicts the breakdown of the major project components. Paramount among these is the relationship of program pods and laboratories.

There are several pods which array from the west to the east of the site, transitioning

in program type from most public (retail) to most private (research). This is related to the local context: a shift occurs from storefronts to residential.

View corridors correspond to the remaining storefronts that line North Delmar Bouelvard.

Top | Laboratory Interior Middle | Each zone features several pods, or rooms. This is the lobby for the parfumerie zone.

Bottom | The outdoor corridors between zones feature programmed plantings and an elevated boardwalk.

kelly ann peoples | m.arch ‘12 | washington university in st. louis