rule +/- exception

WashU Spring 2016

sixth semester

prof. Philip Holden

type: cultural

program: theatre

location: Chicago, IL, USA

area: 38,600sf ~ 3,600m2

About: Nested between an ally, the"L", and neighbouring Chicago Avenue, this theatre is anticipated as a play between the hidden,

and modest on one hand, and exposed, and

shiny on the other.

Tools: Rhinoceros, AutoCAD, Photoshop,

Illustrator, hand model building,

sketching

Exceptions

Three bends of the "L"

Site conditions

Siting

Massing

The bar

Rule and its exception

Stage set

Territories

Floor plan

Study model

Study models

Section

Unrolled surfaces

2D to 3D