Umbra = latin for Shade / Shadow. Also a phantom or shadowy apparition.
82 = Light modulating boxes.
A project that explores the modulation of light, shadow, and pattern.
A mosaic tapestry of shadow.
A light modulator.
A space that captures the ephemeral, fleeting, poetic characteristics of daylight.
This project was designed and built by 7 community college architecture students during an eight week summer design build studio. This course was a hands-on, experiential learning opportunity for students to explore space and the built environment through the design and construction of a creative, spatially innovative structure. This project allowed students to have a firsthand experience designing, and then building an architectural object. The necessity of building forced students to consider both the poetic and the tectonic simultaneously, adding a richness to the design conversation. For an aspiring architect, there is perhaps no greater opportunity than to see a design you worked on become realized, especi