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Cont ent s

( 1) Pavi l i on.

( 4) Compet i t i on.

( 2) Shed.

( 5) St udy.

( 3) Col l ect i on.

( 6) Br i ck.

Oc t o b e r2 0 2 3 0 5–1 6

No v e mb e r2 0 2 3 1 7–2 6

De c e mb e r2 0 2 3 2 7–3 0

J a n u a r y2 0 2 4 * f i n a l i s t 3 1–3 6

S e p t e mb e r2 0 2 3 3 7–4 2

J a n u a r y2 0 2 4 4 3–4 8

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( 1)/Pavi l i on

Pavi l i on. ( 1)/Year2/Oct ober2023

Thepa v i l i o nr e s i d e swi t h i nac l e a r i n gc e n t e r e di nag r o v eo f1 , 0 0 0I t a l i a n Cy pr e s st r e e ss p a c e do nag r i d .

Th r o u g ht h ec o n t e mp l a t i v ep a t ht r a v e r s e d byt heobs e r ve r ,h o ma g ei sp a i dt ol i g h ta n ds h a d o w.

Du et ot h es h i f ti n i n t e r i ors pa c e swi t ht h es l i d i n gs c r e e n s , aq u i e tc e l e b r a t i o no fn i g h ta n d d a yo c c u r s .Si n c et h eb o u n d a r i e sb e t we e ni n t e r i o ra n de x t e r i o rs p a c e sa r e bl ur r e d,t hepr e s e n c eo fs k ya n da t mo s p h e r eb e c o me so mn i p r e s e n t ;i t c o ns ume st h ev i e we rt h r o u g h o u tt h ep r o me n a d e .

I nt h i swa y , t h ep a v i l i o n e mp h a s i z e st h ema g n i t u d eo ft h ec l e a r i n g .

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Year2/Oct ober2023

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( 1)/Pavi l i on

modul e.

Th ep a v i l i o n ’ ss t r u c t u r ei sd e s i g n e d a r o u n do n emo d u l e .

Th ed i a g r a mma t i c f l o o r p l a ni si t e r a t e dt oc r e a t et h ed o o r s ’ p a t t e r n s .

Ev e r ys c r e e nmo v e st oc u r a t e d i f f e r e n ti n t e r i o rs p a c e st h r o u g h o u tt h e d a y , d e p e n d i n go nt h es u np a t h .

Th e p a v i l i o ni sv i s u a l l yd o mi n a t e db yt h e3 4 s l i d i n gs c r e e n s .

I nt h i sma n n e r ,i t ’ s e s s e n c eb e c o me si t ss t r u c t u r e ;t h e b o u n d a r i e sb e t we e ni n t e r i o ra n de x t e r i o r s p a c e sa r eo b s c u r e d .

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Year2/Oct ober2023

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( 1)/Pavi l i on

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Year2/Oct ober2023

Th eme c h a n i c so ft h es l i d i n gd o o r s r e q u i r eap a r a l l e l e ds t r u c t u r eb e t we e n t h ef l o o ra n dr o o f .

Tr a c k sa n ds p a c e s f o rc o l u mn sa r ei n d e n t e di n t ot h eb a s e .

Th eg r i dr e ma i n su n wa v e r i n g , e v e ni n s p a c e st h a tl a c kac o l u mn ;t h i sc r e a t e s as u b t l ea l l u s i o nt ot h ec o n s i s t e n t s t r u c t u r et h r o u g h o u tt h ep a v i l i o n .

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( 1)/Pavi l i on

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Year2/Oct ober2023

Th es u nh i g h l i g h t st h ef r o n t e n t r a n c eo ft h ep a v i l i o nd u r i n g t h ed a y .

Ast h es k yd a r k e n s , e mp h a s i si sp l a c e do nt h er e a r r o o mwi t ht h es u n k e nf l o o r .

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( 1)/Pavi l i on

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Year2/Oct ober2023

Th er o o fs t r c t u r ei smi r r o r e dwi t ht h es y s t e mo f t r a c k si nt h eb a s e .

Vi e wso ft h es k ya r ef r a me d t h r o u g hi t so p e n i n g s .

Th eh e i g h to ft h es u r r o u n d i n g I t a l i a nCy p r e s st r e e sp r o v i d e sas e n s eo fma g n i t u d e f o rt h eo b s e r v e ri nr e l a t i o nt ot h ec l e a r i n ga n d o p e na t mo s p h e r e .

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( 1)/Pavi l i on

Th es i mi l a r i t yb e t we e ns e c t i o n sa n de l e v a t i o n s , t r a n s l u s c e n c yo ft h es c r e e n s , a n d c a n d o ro fs t r u c t u r eb l u r st h ee d g e sb e t we e nt h ep a v i l i o na n di t se n v i r o n me n t .

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Year2/Oct ober2023

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( 2)/S hed

Shed.

( 2)/Year2/November2023

Gi ve nt h es i t eo ft h eHa h nHo r t i c u l t u r eGa r d e na tVi r g i n i aTe c h , t h es h e dhu mb l ys e r v e st h ec a r eo fi t sl o c a ll a n d s c a p e .

Thr o u g h t hi sp r o j e c t , t h en a t u r eo fat r u es h e dwa se x a mi n e da n d q ue s t i one d .

Wi t h i ni t se n v i r o n me n t , t h es h e dn e a rd i s a p p e a r sa n d p r o ve ss u bs e r v i e n tt ot h eg a r d e n ’ su t t e rb e a u t y .

I nt h i sma n n e r ,t h e s he di snotas t a t e me n to fi t so wn ;i tma yo n l yb er e g a r d e dt h r o u g h t hel e nso ft h es h e d ’ smo d e s tp u r p o s et os u s t a i nt h eg a r d e n .

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Year2/November2023

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( 2)/S hed

t r ans par ency.

Sma l ls l i ve r so fl i ghta r ea l l owe dt h r o u g hg a psa n d e n ha nc et h es h e d’ st he meoft r a n s p a r e n c y .

I nt h i s ma nne r ,t h es h e da p pe a r sl i g ht e rwi t h i nt h eg a r d e n .

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Year2/November2023

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( 2)/S hed

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Year2/November2023

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( 2)/S hed

Ad r a i n a g es y s t e mb u i l ti n t o t h el a n d s c a p ea l l o wsr a i nt o f l o wa wa yf r o mt h es h e da n d d o wnt h en a t u r a ls l o p eo ft h e t o p o g r a p h y .

Ag u t t e rs y s t e mi sb u i l ti n t o t h er o o fo ft h es h e d .

Wa t e r i sr e l e a s e da tt wop o i n t so n i t sb a c k f a c i n gs i d e .

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Year2/November2023

Th es h e di sl o c a t e di nt h en o r t h e r np a r to ft h eg a r d e n , o nt o po fas l o p e .

Wa t e rd r a i n sd o wnt h er e a rs i d e t o wa r d st h es o u t h we s t e r np o r t i o no ft h et o p o g r a p h y .

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( 2)/S hed

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Year2/November2023

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( 3)/Col l ect i on

Col l ect i on. ( 3)/Year2/December2023

Th i st r i oo fp o s t e r ss e r v e st or e f l e c to na n dc o n c l u d et h ef a l l s e me s t e rofs e c o n dy e a r .

Th r e a d sa r ed r a wnt h r o u g hp a s tp r o j e c t s , c onn e c t i ngp a t t e r n sb e t we e nt h e m. ‘ Or d e r ’d e l v e si n t ot h et h e me ofp r o c e s si nr e l a t i o nt o“ p r o d u c t ”a n dt h ei d e ao ff i n a l i t y . ‘ Se que nc e ’i sa no d et ot h ei t e r a t i v ep r o c e s s , a swe l la st h ed e s i g n pr i n c i pl eofr e p e t i t i o na n dp a t t e r n . ‘ Gr i d ’r e f e r st ot h eu n d e r l y i n g s t r u c t ur ea ndr e a s o nbe n e a t ht h ed r a wnc o n s t r u c t i o no fad e s i g n .

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Year2/December2023

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( 3)/Col l ect i on

pr oces s .

Th ei mp o r t a n c eo ft h es k e t c h b o o kp r o v e s i t sv i t a l i t y ;t h e s ep o s t e r sp a yh o ma g et ot h e i d e ao fp r o c e s s , i t e r a t i o n , a n dc r e a t i o n .

Th eme r i to fc r a f ta n da n a l o gme a n so f c r e a t i o no f t e nb e c o me sl o s twi t h i na s o c i e t yt h a ti n c r e a s i n g l yv a l u e sd i g i t a l wo r k .

Al t h o u g hmo d e r nt e c h n o l o g i e s a l l o wf o rg r e a t e ra p p l i e dp r e c i s i o n , t h e r ei s a ne q u a lv a l u ep l a c e do nt h ep r e c i s i o no f i d e a , o fme t h o d , o ft e c h n i q u e , o fp r o c e s s , a n do fc r e a t i o n .

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Year2/December2023

Th e‘ Or d e r ’p o s t e rr e v e a l sd e p t h wh e nv i e we df r o mt h es i d e .

Th e p a t t e r ni ss h o wnt ob ee x p a n s i v e , e x t e n d i n gb e y o n dt h et h r e s h o l d o ft h es ma l ls q u a r ep e r c e i v e d f r o mt h ef r o n tp e r s p e c t i v e .

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( 4)/Compet i t i on

Compet i t i on. ( 4)/Year2/J anuar y2024 *Fi nal i s t

Ev e r yye a r , Vi r g i n i aTe c h ’ ss e c o n dy e a ra r c h i t e c t u r es t u d e n t s pa r t i c i p a t ei nawe e k l o n gs p r i n gc o mp e t i t i o n .

Th i sy e a r ’ s pr o mp twa st ot a k eo n ea c t i v i t yt y p i c a l l yc o n d u c t e da t a r c h i t e c t u r es t u d e n t s ’d e s k sa n dd e s i g namo v e a b l es p a c e .I t ha dt of i twi t h i na2 0 ’x2 0 ’s p a c ei nBu r c h a r d , o n eo fVi r gi n i a Te c h’ sa r c h i t e c t u r eha l l s .

Th i sp r o j e c twa sc h o s e na so n eo ft h e f i v ef i n a l i s t s , s e l e c t e df o ri t sc o n s t r u c t i o na n dma t e r i a l i t y .

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Year2/J anuar y2024

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( 4)/Compet i t i on

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Year2/J anuar y2024

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( 4)/Compet i t i on

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Year2/J anuar y2024

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( 5)/Ar chi t ect ’ sS t udy

Ar chi t ect ’ s St udy. ( 5)/Year2/S ept ember2023

Ao ne r o oms t ud yf o ra na r c h i t e c ti sd e s i g n e dt of i twi t h i nt h eg i v e n 1 6f ootby16f o ots q u a r ef l o o r p l a n .

Th es t u d yi sme a n tt oh o u s ea tl e a s t 1, 000booksa n dbeo r d e r e da r o u n dt h eg i v e nr a t i o .

Th r e ee v o l u t i o n so f t h es t udyc o nve yad i f f e r e n c ei nd e g r e e , a n dn o tad i f f e r e n c ei nk i n d .

Ea c he xpl or e sava r y i n gl e v e lo fo p e n n e s st ot h ee n v i r o n me n t , r a n g i n g f r o mac ompl e t e l ye n c l o s e d , ‘ t r a d i t i o n a l ’s t u d i o , t oa ne n t i r e l yo u t d o o r s p a c et h a tq u e s t i o n st h et r u ei d e n t i t yo fa na r c h i t e c t ’ ss t u d y .

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Year2/S ept ember2023

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( 5)/Ar chi t ect ’ sS t udy

r at i o.

El e me n t so fc y c l i c a lf l o wa r o s et h r o u g h s t u d i e so ft h er a t i o .

Ex t e n s i o no ft h e g e o me t r yt h r o u g hp r o p o r t i o nb e c a me v i t a lt ot h ep r o j e c t ’ se s s e n c e .

Th i si s r e f l e c t e di nt h e3Br i s t o lmo d e l s ’ r e l a t i o n s h i pt oat e r r a c e ds i t e , a swe l l a st h ev a r y i n gb a l a n c e sb e t we e ni n t e r i o r a n de x t e r i o rs p a c e s .

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Year2/S ept ember2023

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( 5)/Ar chi t ect ’ sS t udy

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Year2/S ept ember2023

Th ei n t e r me d i a r yi t e r a t i o no ft h e3mo d e l s c r e a t e saf l u i dr e l a t i o n s h i pb e t we e nt h es t u d y ’ s i n t e r i o ra n di t ss u r r o u n d i n ge n v i r o n me n t .

Th e mo r ec l o s e do n e r o o ms t r u c t u r el a c k e das e n s e o fp l a y f u l n e s s ;t h es u p p o s e df o eo ft h e c o n c e p t u a l , f o l l y l i k eo u t d o o rs t u d yi sn e e d e d f o rab a l a n c e dd e s i g n .

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( 6)/Br i ck

Br i ck.

( 6)/Year2/J anuar y2024

Th i sb r i e fo n e we e kp r o j e c tf o c u s e so nt h ec o n s t r u c t i o n off o r mt h r o u g ht h eu s eo fb r i c ka sad e s i g nu n i t .

Wi t h t h eg i v e np r o mp to fc o n s t r u c t i n gawa l l , t h ed e s i g n b e c o me se x p e r i e n t i a lt ot h eo b s e r v e rwi t ht h es u k e n s t a i rp a t h wa ya n dt h ec u l mi n a t i n gt r e e .

Th eq u e s t i ono f ma t e r i a lv e r s u ss u r f a c ei sr a i s e dt h r o u g ht h i sd i s t i n c t l y t e x t u r e da n dma s o n e db u i l d i n gmo d u l e .

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Year2/J anuar y2024

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t hr es hol d.

Th es e to fc i r c u l a rb r i c kwa l l sp l a c e d c o n c e n t r i c a l l yr e e v a l u a t e st h en a t u r eo f awa l la n di t sb o u n d a r i e s .

Th en u mb e r o fc o u r s e so fma s o n r yd e f i n e si n t e r i o r t o e x t e r i o rr e l a t i o n s h i p s , a st h e yr e l a t et o t h eh e i g h to ft h eh u ma nb o d ya n dl i n e o fs i g h t .

Al l u s i o nt ot h ec o n t i n u a t i o no f e a c hc i r c l es e r v e sa sat h r e s h o l db e t we e n wa l lo p e n i n g sa n di n t e r i o rs p a c e s .

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Year2/J anuar y2024

Th et r e ep r o v i d e sas e n s eo f p l a c ea n ds i g n i f i c a n c ei nr e l a t i o n t ot h ewa l la n dp a t h wa y .

I to f f e r s t h eo b s e r v e ras e n t i e n ts p o to f c o n t e mp l a t i o n .

Be c a u s ei ti s v i s i b l ef r o mo u t s i d eo ft h ewa l l , t h ee x p e r i e n c eo ft u r n i n gt h e c o r n e ri sh e i g h t e n e d .

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( 6)/Br i ck

Ea c ho ft h et h r e ec h a n g e si n d i r e c t i o no ft h ee mb e d d e dp a t h wa y o f f e r st h eo b s e r v e rap e r i o do f i n t e r me d i a r yr e f l e c t i o n .

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Year2/J anuar y2024

Th es i mp l ep r o c e s s i o no ft h ewa l k wa y i sd e s i g n e da r o u n dt h ee x p e r i e n c eo f t h ei n d i v i d u a li nr e l a t i o nt ot h et r e e .

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