“A Place for Living and Working”
Final project for Smith College architecture studio, Fall 2024. Through a process of experimenting in massing with foam, developing topography, and creating a program, this project resulted in a full space for an artist to both live an work.
Program
Client: landscape painter
Studio space with light and views
Dynamic floors/levels
Straddled over a body of water
Spaces reveal themselves as one moves through
Final massing
Four rectangular masses wedged and balanced within each other to create distinct spaces and unique leveling.
Shown here in foam (4” x 2.5” x 3”)
Massing and Topography: Foam and Cardboard (11" x 17" x 5")
Pieces of the topography are cut and the massing fits in, grounding and balancing the structure.
The structure straddles a meandering creek.
Massing and Topography: Foam and Cardboard (11" x 17" x 5")
Massing and Topography: Foam and Cardboard (11" x 17" x 5")
Final Model: Paper, Chipboard, Wood, and Moss (11” x 8” x 7”)
Plan - Cut at 12'
Plan - Cut at 18'
Section - Facing North
Section - Facing West
Dynamic Site Collages: Photoshop
