Architectural Explorations

CINEMATIC DWELLING

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it's a wave!

An experimental architecture project that seeks to transform an old london courtyard-complex into a communal space. The final concept is a gathering place by day and an outdoor cinema/videography exhibition space by night.

My central feature is a wave-like foldable structure. The surrounding residential buildings are reworked to accompany and echo the foldable wave. There are four layers of purpose:

1. Changing wall: physically, the wall will be able to move via internal supports/hinges and external pulley system, while the surface acts as a continually evolving pin-up board for exchanging ideas.

2. Communal bench: a place for people to sit, stop, slow-down, and enjoy the public space (and at night performance).

3. Extension of Wave on the ground: directs traffic within site.

4. Projection screen: the translucent wave gives both interaction and privacy. Video/art installations may employ the faceted surface.

Tl;dr and want to just look at pictures instead? Don't blame ya.

CONSTRUCTION; DECONSTRUCTION

Both models are built from the same basic unit (sticks connected perpendicularly at one end) and built on the same principle: the sticks are lines, which repeat to form planes, which combine to form shapes. So everything, from light/shade to space, starts from a straight line.

Construction: all the lines are orthogonal to each other, making a cohesive, additive structure.

Deconstruction: the diagonals provide a sense of movement, reinforced by the molded/exploding overall form.

More pictures!

IN/OUT IN-BETWEEN INTERLUDE INTERVENE

In/out: the wire mesh loops back into itself in layers, redefining the boundaries between inside and outside.

In-between: the mesh is sliced open and re-joined to the transparent shards. It’s both a split and a continuous shape.

Interlude: there’s a theatrical atmosphere referencing music and performance.

Intervene: the planar shape/hard edges of the acrylic break up the amorphous/porous mesh.