Athenaeum 2050Comprehensive Design Studio | Professor Uk Jung | 10 weeks
Given competition entries from a previously judged competition (intended to envision a future for The Athenaeum of Philadelphia), design teams were challenged to identify the primary design concept while developing the original design further. Inspired by our competition entry's primary circulating ramp and monumental exterior, we improved and integrated the ramp experience into the building narrative and re-interpreted the facade as a series of faceted louvers. A translucent mass interrupts the vertical pattern to highlight the location of the ramp and allow articulation of interior movement to be expressed on the exterior. Team members: Justin Bright Michele Mokuau |