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Zero Gravity
As M.C. Escher’s drawing, Relativity, depicts a world where the normal laws of gravity do not apply, it inspired me to rethink and challenge the role of gravity in architectural design, and how it defines building elements that we get used to for a long time.
On the earth, we name a surface that is parallel to gravity as a "Wall", and a horizontal surface that is perpendicular to gravity as a "Floor". However, in a space where gravity becomes a variable factor, are the definitions above still valid? Under this circumstance, a wall will turn into a floor when the gravity direction changes. Therefore, the way people use this space changed accordingly, and many spatial possibilities are created during this change.
In this project, the “building” can be rotated around six different axes. Centrifugal force is generated through rotation, whose direction is always perpendicular to the axis’s directions. It becomes the new “gravity” of this system. In this model, the role of wall, floor, window, etc. is continuously changing.
Yale School of Architecture
First Year Core Studio: Architectural Design I
Fall 2019
Critic: Michael Szivos (SoftLab)
Individual Project
As M.C. Escher’s drawing, Relativity, depicts a world where the normal laws of gravity do not apply, it inspired me to rethink and challenge the role of gravity in architectural design, and how it defines building elements that we get used to for a long time.
On the earth, we name a surface that is parallel to gravity as a "Wall", and a horizontal surface that is perpendicular to gravity as a "Floor". However, in a space where gravity becomes a variable factor, are the definitions above still valid? Under this circumstance, a wall will turn into a floor when the gravity direction changes. Therefore, the way people use this space changed accordingly, and many spatial possibilities are created during this change.
In this project, the “building” can be rotated around six different axes. Centrifugal force is generated through rotation, whose direction is always perpendicular to the axis’s directions. It becomes the new “gravity” of this system. In this model, the role of wall, floor, window, etc. is continuously changing.
Yale School of Architecture
First Year Core Studio: Architectural Design I
Fall 2019
Critic: Michael Szivos (SoftLab)
Individual Project