Inhabitation & Interaction

The goal of this studio project was to design a space that is interacted by four participants in three degrees of movement. One person will be running/jogging, one will be walking, and two will be seated together, holding conversation. There are moments where the participants will be integrated, and moments where they are separated.

The concept for my design is that four people will follow their journeys related to walking, running, and sitting, whilst interacting with curved planes. The walking journey initiates when the person enters either from the large or small opening of the tunnel. The large opening is meant to invite a person inside through curiosity of where the tunnel might lead. The sitting journey occurs at the curved bench elevated in the lefthanded side of the model. This bench is elevated so that when people are passing along the running journey or exiting the tunnel, they see the elevated bench and may feel inspired to stop and sit privately. The running journey encircles both the bench and the tunnel, creating a perimeter to contain and relate the walking and sitting journeys to one another.

Transverse Sections