GSD DD23’ Case Study Collage
July, 2023.
Throughout the Harvard Design Discovery program, I delved into case studies to explore potential avenues for my independent project. Two specific projects captured my attention, focusing on the exploration of form and materiality. In the process of disassembling the architecture, I came across interesting nuances which became the driver for these collages.
Research and Exploration:
Dissecting Structure: Abstracted Environments through Deconstructed Assemblies.
Public Condenser, MUOTO, France, 2016
This graphic attempts to subtly disassemble the building's structure in a unique arrangement, playing with the contrast between the weightiness of the central beam and the airiness of the frame it pierces through.
Notes:
Images sourced from archdaily.com
This public facility is located within the new Paris-Saclay campus, offering a diverse range of amenities including indoor and outdoor sports facilities, a restaurant, cafeteria, and various public spaces like pedestrian squares, terraces, and designated areas for deliveries, bikes, and cars. The building is designed vertically, with different activities stacked on top of each other. The rooftop serves as a sports playground for activities such as football and basketball. Essentially, the structure takes the form of a vertical public space, resembling an accessible urban shelf for all campus visitors, day or night.
About the Building:
Capturing the Essence: A Time-Based Exploration of Building Materiality in Abstract Form.
Tozer Anthropology Building, Kennedy & Violich Architecture, Cambridge ,MA, 2014
This abstracted form was created by extracting elements from the diverse materials of the Anthropology Building, encompassing both its exterior and interior. The material images utilized here were captured at different times of the day, imbuing the materials with distinct sensations depending on the moment you encounter them.
Notes:
Images sourced from archdaily.com
The Tozzer Anthropology Building is a renovated 35,000 square foot library structure, now serving as a hub for faculty and graduate student offices, a library, classrooms, and seminar spaces. It also connects to an adjacent museum complex, enhancing accessibility. Positioned at the end of Divinity Avenue, the building stands between Divinity Hall and the University Museum, a courtyard building comprising the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology and the Harvard Museum of Natural History, both recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.
About the Building: