Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Montessori School Mid-Term Review

The architecture seeks to reclaim dense urban interstitial space through an intervention between towers. Spontaneity of the Montessori process is expressed through spatial representation, or the void, while the positive space creates the necessary enclosure. The project introduces certain sustainable practices such as traffic decongestion, urban renewal, robust structural systems, etc. The porous technique applied to the seemingly regular box allows for light penetration, wind load reduction, and a cool effect to say the least. It’s not a duck, but it will do.

Just finished the first half of the project - thought I would post some of the presentation images-

_quick renders:

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