Paul Pettigrew // Fall 2015
The final first year fall semester project called for the design of a pavilion on an empty site measuring 18'-0" x 12'-0". Through the use of opposing verbs such as compress/release, lift/drop, and open/close, a design was extruded from the tabula rasa site to form the following proposal:
“Staggering Plates"
The agenda of this space investigates an interest of staggered movement and rest. The vertical staggering movement creates layers, which acts as both a step in vertical ascension as well as a plane to pause on. It constructs a space that explores the human relationship to the sun throughout the day, dependent on each individual’s preference to sun and shade. A cantilevered moment at the center of the pavilion act as both a shading device as well as a an architectural moment of compression. It makes one feel like they are in a private space and a feeling of release is felt as soon as one steps out. Various levels with different amounts of cover present degrees of privacy available for inhabitants.
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