rule +/- exception

WashU Spring 2016

sixth semester

prof. Philip Holden

type: cultural

program: theatre

location: Chicago, IL, USA

area: 38,600sf ~ 3,600m2

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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
Exceptions

Three bends of the "L"

Site conditions
Site conditions
Siting
Siting
Massing
Massing
Massing
Massing
The bar
The bar
Rule and its exception
Rule and its exception
Stage set
Stage set
Territories
Territories
Floor plan
Floor plan
Study model
Study model
Study models
Study models
Section
Section
Section
Section
Unrolled surfaces
Unrolled surfaces
2D to 3D
2D to 3D