Studio/Residence for a Painter

site study
looking towards the site and the derelict ice house currently there
imagining people over time leaving their traces as ghosts

abstract study of angles
looking for geometric relationships and imagining the drawing’s lines as plan, elevation, section, etc.

set of four isometric views overlaid
looking for and creating relationships between wall/roof/floor/etc. by studying how the overlaid lines intersect

set of four isometric views overlaid
looking for and creating relationships between wall/roof/floor/etc. by studying how the overlaid lines intersect

early cast studies imagining building as voids cut from a solid

dialog between figure and space
sensibility toward light, warmth and cold

dialog between figure and space
sensibility toward light, warmth and cold

sensibility toward light, warmth and cold

study model with the mass of the adjacent building

sun and shadow

hypothetical view of living space
transition from dark to light
how light lives in a space

wall section with voids and how
light interacts with them

study model showing development of interior spaces

exploring curved openings and where enclosure starts

sketch of roof plan and door to the residence

trying to capture the feeling of water

section cut showing the stairs rising to the roof
highlighting specific forms and their relationships

final model
top image shows the whole, bottom image shows the first floor interior

final model
top image shows the studio on the second floor, bottom image shows the roof