Hand made paper is a process that cannot be modeled through a linear algorithm and repeated infinitely. It is a deliberate act of creation and re-creation. This is a binary that is inherent to the hand made paper factory; the relationship to the act of creation and the artist’s mind to this re-creation of the mind, manifested into a physical form on the factory floor through the craft of the maker. This becomes a question of how to present this abstract into architectural form. What properties are to be assigned to the various tools in the architect’s kit of parts? The mind is not a physical object, and is abstract in nature; thoughts exist subjectively at this level. Light and air become the architectural medium through which the act of creation will travel, moderating itself through qualities that are without imposing presence, as they are shaped amorphously in the mind. The making of paper is a physical process, grounded in tradition and the act of doing and making. A solid quality becomes appropriate; heavy and carved by the will of creation. The concept then becomes a question of how to mediate these two forces through interlocking and weaving.
queen anne seattle, wa five weeks digital + hand
CONCEPT + SECTION PERSPECTIVE interactions between architectural elements