This project called for the design of a 16’x16’x16’ elevated cube of space in which two characters would be required to cohabit. Chosen characters for the project were an older male bibliophile that required low-contrast lighting and a middle-aged female yoga instructor focused on a healthy lifestyle. Because of their lifestyles, it was clear that the yogi could and would engage a more strenuous mode of vertical circulation than the bibliophile, but also require a horizontal plane to do her yoga. The bibliophile would need an easy form of vertical circulation, but more of a focus on vertical usable space to store his books. To filter light and create a dynamic shared space, spines that function as aramature for plant growth and books as well as a climbing surface for the vertical circulation of the yogi rise out of the ground and open up onto the roof.

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CRITIC: ALAN ORGANSCHI _ SPRING 2007 _ YALE UNIVERSITY

This project called for the design of a 16’x16’x16’ elevated cube of space in which two characters would be required to cohabit. Chosen characters for the project were an older male bibliophile that required low-contrast lighting and a middle-aged female yoga instructor focused on a healthy lifestyle. Because of their lifestyles, it was clear that the yogi could and would engage a more strenuous mode of vertical circulation than the bibliophile, but also require a horizontal plane to do her yoga. The bibliophile would need an easy form of vertical circulation, but more of a focus on vertical usable space to store his books. To filter light and create a dynamic shared space, spines that function as aramature for plant growth and books as well as a climbing surface for the vertical circulation of the yogi rise out of the ground and open up onto the roof.

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