axon: subtraction
carving creates more variation in the sizes of rooms - floors get pulled away, as do parts of walls
carving creates more variation in the sizes of rooms - floors get pulled away, as do parts of walls
axon: addition
material stock is recombined to enable extensions, subtraction as a means for addition
material stock is recombined to enable extensions, subtraction as a means for addition
material source map
the idea can be expanded to take advantage of material from the rest of the site and the larger region
the idea can be expanded to take advantage of material from the rest of the site and the larger region
model making
the model was used as a means of designing. the building as it is was originally replicated in the model then partially deconstructed. new elements then exclusively used the material stock from that process.
the model was used as a means of designing. the building as it is was originally replicated in the model then partially deconstructed. new elements then exclusively used the material stock from that process.
the model
rendering
this render presents an exploration for communicating the design process to occupants - material residues or painted inidcators of where elements were removed.
this render presents an exploration for communicating the design process to occupants - material residues or painted inidcators of where elements were removed.
layers of change
the building is not an object. architecture's portrayal of the building as an object is only our discipline's attempt to work beyond our sense of temporal and spatial scale. a building, a design, the environment are all communal acts - defined by thankless and endless maintenance over time. but it's through these layers of maintenance or ruin that a true architecture emerges. this project is located in the hudson valley, a region whose history is defined by layers. today, the area awaits what is next while still holding remnants of all it was. the west point foundry is used as a case study for underutilized subtractive design processes enabling material salvage and reuse. expanding the argument to a regional scale shows the opportunities for extending building lifespans and developing a regional style by treating the ruins as an opportunity and resource.
advisors: maria alvarez garcia and gail brager
2023
the building is not an object. architecture's portrayal of the building as an object is only our discipline's attempt to work beyond our sense of temporal and spatial scale. a building, a design, the environment are all communal acts - defined by thankless and endless maintenance over time. but it's through these layers of maintenance or ruin that a true architecture emerges. this project is located in the hudson valley, a region whose history is defined by layers. today, the area awaits what is next while still holding remnants of all it was. the west point foundry is used as a case study for underutilized subtractive design processes enabling material salvage and reuse. expanding the argument to a regional scale shows the opportunities for extending building lifespans and developing a regional style by treating the ruins as an opportunity and resource.
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advisors: maria alvarez garcia and gail brager
2023
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