2021, Fall Quarter, 10 weeks, UCLA
Drawing on the formal typology of a barrel wave, this structure provides the beach community with restrooms, changing rooms, and showers, while using ‘wave language’ to delineate interior spatial conditions.
My early paper studies focused on a technique of creasing and folding that generated curving profiles that are reminiscent of a barrel, which is the hollow part of a breaking wave between the face of the wave and the lip as it curls over. From these Barrels I developed the language of cascading petals, which serve as spatial delineations between the very private, the semi private, and the exposed. As inhabitants circulate through the building, they pass through and under the petals, weaving around the programming. The twisting nature of my program separation consolidates near the heart of my building in a central courtyard space that is open to the sky. This is a place intended to serve as a rest stop, a way-finding point, and a space for the community to stop and gather in an otherwise constantly circulating space. The entrances are also located at opposite ends of the structure, guiding occupants through the interior to the beach, much like a public thoroughfare. And as they pass through, they will move through the exposed and semi-private areas, catching glimpses of the most private. The undulating and continuous contours of my structure are intended to remind one of the ocean waves and horizon. The cresting of a wave can be seen in the cusp of its curves, and its low, long profile draws the eye laterally. And while seemingly simple in elevation, complexity can be found in plan, where the horizontal ridges of the structure pick up and accumulate many vertical profiles.
My early paper studies focused on a technique of creasing and folding that generated curving profiles that are reminiscent of a barrel, which is the hollow part of a breaking wave between the face of the wave and the lip as it curls over. From these Barrels I developed the language of cascading petals, which serve as spatial delineations between the very private, the semi private, and the exposed. As inhabitants circulate through the building, they pass through and under the petals, weaving around the programming. The twisting nature of my program separation consolidates near the heart of my building in a central courtyard space that is open to the sky. This is a place intended to serve as a rest stop, a way-finding point, and a space for the community to stop and gather in an otherwise constantly circulating space. The entrances are also located at opposite ends of the structure, guiding occupants through the interior to the beach, much like a public thoroughfare. And as they pass through, they will move through the exposed and semi-private areas, catching glimpses of the most private. The undulating and continuous contours of my structure are intended to remind one of the ocean waves and horizon. The cresting of a wave can be seen in the cusp of its curves, and its low, long profile draws the eye laterally. And while seemingly simple in elevation, complexity can be found in plan, where the horizontal ridges of the structure pick up and accumulate many vertical profiles.
Programs: Rhino, Illustrator, Photoshop
Materials: paper, chipboard, glue, resin 3D printing
