This thesis investigates how architecture engages with the natural landscape through iterative designs of exhibition space. Proposals of architecture adjacent to Smith Mountain Lake as well as along the Cascade Falls Trail in Virginia were considered.
The design proposals led to a resolution that particular considerations are critical in relating architecture and nature, specifically a building's spatial organization and orientation, its materiality and tectonic assembly, and the bounding thresholds differentiating between inside and outside. / Master of Architecture / The central idea of my exploration is to engage with nature and create a building that relates to the Virginian landscape consisting of mountain, forest and water. The design exploration began with a site at Smith Mountain Lake and then a site at Cascade Falls Trail.
To make the architecture, many aspects were considered - how to place the architecture in the landscape, the choice of the building's materials, how the building is constructed, the use of walls versus windows, and finally, not only creating a relationship between architecture and landscape, but also determining nuanced ways to connect the two.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/111589 |
| Date | 22 August 2022 |
| Creators | Li, Nong |
| Contributors | Architecture, Bryon, Hilary, Jones, James R., Thompson, Steven R. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ETD, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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