STEREOTOMIC STRUCTURES

The purpose of this project was to learn about stereotomic structures and how to model them using stereotomic material. We had to produce a model that a person could inhabit, if it were life-size.

We started by making multiple foam models, and as we were learning how to make negatives of the foam to cast concrete, we also were using the skills we learned from the composition project to create the form. As I was working through many iterations of my model, my main concept was to focus on directionality and create an asymmetrical form. wanted to bring light into the interior without creating random openings into it, so tried to use a grid system to create any of my cuts so that there was a logic to the form.

Process

GRADIENTPATTERNPROPORTIONRHYTHMCONTRAST created a stark sense of directionality in the entrance. I was able to understand the idea of stereotomic using concrete to represent mass and void.

I used mostly printer paper, cardstock, and foam core to create my models. Many of the models were used interchangeably for certain terms. I was able to learn through my own models and models of others and really grasp the concept of each term. was also able to expand my photography skills with this project.

I wanted to create an experience of a gradual incline to a steep incline, made specifically for hikers coming across this building embedded into a hill. The viewing platform would allow for views before going down into the interior that is enclosed and serene with quieter views of what is directly in front of them..

I was able to produce a clean asymmetrical model that had details like construction lines from the form to express the grid I used, the ramps that led a person up and around the building to the top viewing platform, and back down to the interior to experience the light washing down into the model.