850 WEST 37th StREET
M.ARCH . DESIGN STUDIO 2 . SPRING 2019 . INSTRUCTOR: YO-ICHIRO HAKOMORI . LOS ANGELES, USA
“Residual space that is open might be called open poché.” — Robert Venturi: Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture - pg. 80
A housing project for a person to stay (for a short period of time) while giving lectures and participating in events at the University. This was the project to be designed. Taking the First Unitarian Church (Louis Kahn) as a precedent, the concept was to focus on how the circulation would happen. The idea was to create a space for the person to mentally and visually travel around architecture, while reflecting on what is to come or on what has passed that day. The path to the upper floor wraps the interior structure while a fully glazed structure provides natural light throughout the entire day. The bedroom on the top floor allows for privacy and a better view of the campus surroundings while the rigid concrete walls and roof create an intricate sense of insecurity.
