Prof. Robert Arlt
Course Information:
DoArch Professional Studio, South Dakota State University, Spring 2019 *Exhibited at the Washington Pavillion Design Invitational*
The resulting parti identified a recurring organization of three within the house, understood as a sequence of mass, void, and mass. This condition emerged through the placement of light wells, which signify points of entry while also separating and organizing spaces throughout the building. Rather than functioning only as sources of light, these voids became central to understanding the spatial structure of the house.
Through this reading, the project examined how the voids operate differently in plan and section. In plan, they divide orthographic and curvilinear volumes, while in section they subdivide the primary housing masses. The resulting study used this recurring relationship between mass and void as a framework for understanding the existing design logic of Maison Bordeaux.