Reading Room.
Axon showing all four wall of the Reading Room.
First semester of second year focused much on how to design and manipulate a space without additive elements but with the subtle designs of the walls. The reading room, a two week project, was to be a place where old books and manuscripts could be stored in an open space without damage due to direct sunlight. The site was located in an existing u-shaped building where three of the four walls act as party walls to the adjacent building.
In this proposal the space and direct sunlight issue was solved by the shifting of wall planes. This allows for a generous amount of indirect light to flow into the space from the street-facing facade. While the space remains completely unobstructed, the divisions of the wall planes act as space definers within the room. Both the wall model and the flipped axon were hand drawn and constructed.
In this proposal the space and direct sunlight issue was solved by the shifting of wall planes. This allows for a generous amount of indirect light to flow into the space from the street-facing facade. While the space remains completely unobstructed, the divisions of the wall planes act as space definers within the room. Both the wall model and the flipped axon were hand drawn and constructed.