MODULES LAYING ON A FLAT SURFACE, NO COHERENCE WITH THE NATURAL SHAPE OF THE CLIFF
MODULES ARE STACKED ON TOP OF EACH OTHER TO MATCH THE VERTICAL SLOPE OF THE CLIFF
FIRST FLOOR: FOYER
MODULES ARE SHIFTED AND ROTATED IN ORDER TO MATCH THE INCLINE OF THE CLIFF
ON THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF, COMPLETELY ABOVE GROUND. OPEN BALCONY TO LOWER LEVEL ONE. LADDER DOWN FROM BALCONY
LOWER LEVEL ONE: KITCHEN
THE FINAL ARRANGEMENT CIRCULATES NATURALLY DOWN THE CLIFF
SECTION A
NORTH ELEVATION
THE CLIFFSIDE STUDIO 1/4’’= 1’-0’’
1/4’’= 1’-0’’
BY: ERIN KURTYCZ “IN THE MANNER OF” BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY ARCH2050: DESIGN REPRESENTATION II
WHITE OAK
N
STARICASE CARVED THROUGH CLIFF
LOWER LEVEL THREE: BATHROOM
FIRST FLOOR
FROSTED GLASS
GLASS
WHITE OAK
EXPOSED ROCK FACE
BLACK METAL
MATERIALS
CONCRETE
LOWER LEVEL ONE 1/4’’= 1’-0’’
STARICASE CARVED THROUGH CLIFF
BELOW THE CLIFF EDGE, PARTIALLY UNDERGROUND.
GLASS
N
N
BELOW THE CLIFF EDGE, PARTIALLY UNDERGROUND. LADDER FROM ROOF TO INTEROIR.
THE CLIFFSIDE STUDIO MOVES THROUGH ITS ENVIRONMENT IN AN ORGANIC WAY THAT DOES NOT DISRUPT FROM THE CLIFF ITSELF. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT COMPLETELY MESH WITH ITS SURROUNDINGS, STILL UNIQUE AS ITS OWN SEPARATE ENTITY FROM THE CLIFF. THIS CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT THAT FEELS CONNECTED TO THE CLIFF YET STILL FAMILIAR AS A COMFORTABLE LIVING SPACE.
1/4’’= 1’-0’’
BELOW THE CLIFF EDGE, PARTIALLY UNDERGROUND.
LOWER LEVEL TWO: OFFICE STUDIO
THE CONCEPT: THE NATURAL CIRCULATION OF STRUCTURE WITHIN ITS ENVIRONMENT
FIRST FLOOR
VERTICAL CIRCULATION MAP
4. SITE VISUALIZATION
1. BASE MODULES
2. VERTICAL STACKING
3. SHIFTING/ROTATION
ARRANGEMENT OF FORMS
THE STRUCTURE CAN BE BROKEN DOWN INTO FOUR “MODULES”, WHICH ARE ARRANGED TO ORGANICALLY CIRCULATE WITHIN THE SITE ENVIRONMENT, IN THIS CASE DOWN THE FACE OF THE CLIFF.
THE CIRCULATION OF TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE IS INFLUENCED MOST BY THE CLIFF ENVIRONMENT. THE OCCUPANTS MOVE IN A VERTICAL PATTERN, FOLLOWING THE CURVATURE OF THE CLIFF FACE. LOWER LEVEL TWO
BLACK METAL
CONCRETE
LOWER LEVEL TWO 1/4’’= 1’-0’’
N
EXPOSED ROCK FACE
LOWER LEVEL THREE 1/4’’= 1’-0’’
N
FROSTED GLASS
SITE PLAN 1/8’’= 1’-0’’
N