Spring 2015 Studio Class
The objective of this class was to critically analyze and understand already existing pieces of architecture through formal, geometric, tectonic and spatial processes. In this case, the study was based on Marcel Breuer's St. John's Abbey, located in Collegeville, Minnesota.
50" x 50" Hand drafted axonometric drawing of the church and monastery.
Exploded wormside view of the Abbey. Done with the modeling program Rhinoceros and edited in Illustrator.
Concept Models and Studies
Initial concept model for the representation of the main face of the Church, composed of hexagonal stained-glass windows.
Initial understanding and simplified representation of the effect the tilted geometry of the outer walls of the Church. This produces a forced perspective that draws the eye to the most crucial element in the space: the altar.
Perspectival study, opposite approach than the past two models. Perspective is not forced, but rather created by the repetition of equivalent frames.
Final Pieces and Installation
Final model. Analysis and interpretation of the elements inside the Church, and how despite their nonapparent relationship, the architect strategically placed them to visually convey the idea of enhanced space, and thus giving the entire structure its own particular language. Every frame is a representation of these elements, and they are arranged in the model in a hierarchy that mimics the relevance they have inside the actual Abbey.
Segment of the digital model used as a template to create the physical model.
Final Installation.
