Meridian House
Throughout the proposal, natural light is treated more than a solely spatial element. It plays an active role in shaping
on these traits through the format of candid, observational documentary photography.
The book is split into three chapters. First, the exposition establishes the narrative’s geographical boundaries. To introduce the viewer to the region, the story initiates by representing the area’s diversity of built and natural environments. It is architectural, sparsely populated, and presents the image of New England to an unfamiliar viewer. The second act establishes the grounds for a narrative rooted in personal perspective. These photographs of public and cultural life represent the local character that is quintessential to coastal Massachusetts. The book concludes with a reflection on the variety of ways the natural landscape is crucial to the region. The rivers and oceanscape continue to be lifeblood of the local population and economy, in similar and different ways throughout its history.
By first analyzing and reflecting on this photographic narrative, architectural design was a means to represent these realities and propagate an idea of contemporary regionalism. Photography, especially black and white film, is inherently dependent on natural light to produce a negative, which makes this research methodology suitable for proposal for residence limited to only natural light.
