For this assignment we took the iterations of material studies we created to see how it would connect to a building assembly.

My material studies we governed by pieces that each represented individual units only to be fastened together with joints that acted as connections.

In my drawings I created a system of glass cubes that would be joint together by metal fasteners. If this was to be on the external elevation of the building it would represent  the exterior envelope. My drawings present an elevation of this Facade, detailed drawing of each glass unit as well as a section to see how it would connect to the building.

Following my experimentation of “digging into the earth,” I continued to run this theme into my outdoor proscenium. It was using the movement of the timbers to act as retaining walls that provided seating for the outdoor performance. Here, topography acted as the key element where manipulating the movement off the ground was essential to represent the slope down to where the proscenium lies.

Creating this movement of the ground reinforced the idea of experimenting with different materials.

I tried to sink the sticks into plaster as it was setting and even tried to insert the sticks into chipboard.

The idea of using mesh was its ability to be a malleable material that allowed for me to control the movement of the ground. The clay over the mesh allows me to express the idea of digging into the ground to represent the timbers to appear as retaining walls. These retaining walls also provide seating.

These retaining walls are meant to act as an adjacency to the library.       

Below was an attempt to recreate my proscenium to a 1/8th scale model. It was important for me to note that by magnifying the scale from 1:20 there was a big difference and the new scale demanded more.