Precedent:
Chapelle de Notre-Dame, Ronchamp, France,
Le Corbusier.
Site:
Wavehill, Bronx

To me, the most interesting part of the chapelle was the
concrete wall in the chapelle. The concrete wall is a
triangular massive wall, which I decided to divide into two
and make it a dwellible space. The first step of the project
became a triangular shape that divides the whole topography.
A program was given. I duplicated the triangle and
inserted in into the other ones creating new spaces for
the program. The different heights of the walls
delimiting able us to see the triangles from a top
view. There are two separate entrances to the building.
One leading to a public space; the gallery space and the
auditorium, and one leading to a more private space;
the residences of the artists and the classrooms.
There is a roof that can be accessed during summer
seasons and there can be an open exhibition space.

                                                               

The building is site specific. The
site is on a hill. The height differs according
to how the site is inclined.
The openings work according to
the room they are connected to. The
width and the height change according
to the orientation to the sun, the privacy
and the shape of the room.
The more private it is the less openings.
The more the building is narrow,
the more the opening is narrow. Finally,
there are larger windows in the
south since it faces the sun.

Sections

Hand Drawn

1/8th  Scale

Elevations

Plans

Model Photographs

1/8th Scale