Analitique of a Doric Aedicule

CHICAGO, USA

Fall 2017

During my first graduate level project at the University of Notre Dame School of architecture, I was tasked with the design of an aedicule that is to house the statue of archi-tecture located within the imagined architectural studio building of the university in the Chicago gold coast.

I was very interested to explore the poetry that architec-ture brings to simple constructed structures by adding references to various figures and structures that have had an immense influence within the discipline of architecture and design.

First, I wanted to reference the patron saint of architec-ture: St. Thomas and took inspiration form the niche that his statue was placed in at OrsanMichele, one of the greats architectural structures of the renaissance. The inner most arched structure was directly influenced by the archuated design of St. Thomas’s aedicule.

I was also very interested in showcasing the importance and the elevated statues of architecture by literally ele-vating the aedicule and placing it on a structure that is reminiscing of the Triumphal Arch of Hadrian located in current day Jordan. The analytics is a well-balanced composition that shows the design of the aedicule with enlarged elements of the various details to allow a clear reading of the structure. I have framed the whole compositions with a blown up version of the arch and columns that exist in the actual aedicule’s design; this allows for a clear dialog between the various elements of the whole structure. The finished drawing is manually drafted and watercolor rendered.