Friday, March 12, 2010

Design II: SoCo Art Gallery

4 weeks

scale: 1/16" = 1'0"
instructor: Joyce Rosner

This project evolved out of the idea of surface and the act of folding. A ribbon of two materials (wood and perforated paper) was folded and wrapped within the narrow site to define spaces. The materials separate and extend beyond each other to manipulate the texture of the space and play of light.

The program required an exterior sculpture garden, a light gallery, and dark gallery.   One enters the gallery through a floating procession overlooking the sunken sculpture garden. The perforations created a play of light and shadow in the reception area. Indirect light shone through layered roof planes in the upper gallery while the dark gallery (for films) was placed underground.


We generated our concepts for the project through a series of collages, paperfolding exercises, and soap models.

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