David Kitterman III
Second Year Portfolio Fall 2021 - Spring 2022
Inspired by a century old barn, the concept speaks to what can be imitative while owning its own character. The glulam beams withhold a certain geometry to slide together like a puzzle. The aperture lets in the morning light, to reveal the glowing stars at night.
Timber Study: Skylight and Void
Timber Study: Sunlight and Void
Iteration is great when it leads to a playful concept. This challenges the user to focus on every step if up close. The panels form a wall, but what if that wall could be passed through…
Masonry Study: What is- a system, a Wall
The masonry floor is a path and a foundation. Panels fit between and the raised path does the same. Monumental but equally confronting of “wall”.
Masonry Study: What is- a system, a Wall
Concrete: Study: Aperature and Contemplation Space
Without one tectonic system, the others fail. The brick wall structure holds the felt walls and surface occupants pace. Uniquely, breaks in the wall reveal open or closed space depent on the buildings purpose. Ultimately the architecture forces the occupant to thread the walls of their set path, from the central exterior steps to the controlled interior walls.
