The thesis seeks to uncover making of architecture as a constellation or cluster of elements which assemble to form spaces humans inhabit. In doing so, it explores the architecture of incompleteness, where fragmented elements combine to form a dialogue with their adjacent elements, intensifying the user's encounter with the structure. Plurality of elements is exposed by increasing their number from single to multiple in varying levels of transparency with the surroundings. The subtraction from a volume to reveal the additive quality of the structure is an effort to amplify the role of structural assembly that elevates the act of visual containment. Agglomeration of members and layers is vital to realize architecture.
The programmatic aspect of this thesis manifests itself in a resort town where the proposition of three types of cabin, opposing in character, take shape. The relation of architecture with the ground is primarily observed as resting, floating and sunken. This connection is nourished by exploring the orders, rules and patterns offered by the context. It's an act of revealing and concealing clusters of members in action and assembly. / Master of Architecture / Architecture can be realized using materials and resources that are produced and modified artificially or found naturally. Therefore, its reliance on a physical substance is inevitable. The enormous volume of spaces created by the repetition of components in three dimensions is a result of multiplicity of elements.
The thesis establishes itself by revitalizing a resort town called Hot Springs, North Carolina by offering different types of lodging experiences in the cabins. Thirteen unique cubes that are scattered across the site interact with the terrain in three different types of dialogues. The uniqueness of the cubes are conceptualized through contextual anomalies, while the placement of the cubes is guided from the history of the site.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/104088 |
| Date | 01 July 2021 |
| Creators | Surty, Abdul Dayyan Abdul Wahab |
| Contributors | Architecture, Ishida, Aki, Schnoedt, Heinrich, Jones, James R. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | ETD, application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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