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An undergraduate architecture studio in the Fall of 2015 taught by Professor Igor Marjanovic
SITE: Forest Park, Saint Louis, MO
PROGRAM: Nature Observatory + Stage
basswood and wire topographies
basswood topography
nature image
This project started with an exploration of nature, and coming away with one image that would guide the project for an entire semester. This is my image. I was struck by how the mushrooms grew from the bark and the patterns they formed.
basswood topography
basswood topography
wire topography
wire topography
final observatory drawing
Using the “bow-tie” motif found in my visual analysis of my original image and carried throughout the entire project, the observatory I designed focuses on people. Folded surfaces reflect people back onto themselves, as well as the people down the hill.
hand-drafted topographies plan-section
observatory model
observatory model