ARCH 6049: Design and Research Studio
Professors: John Peponis
Software: Rhino, Revit, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
Date: Fall 2024
Project: Meander: A Retreat Accommodation
Meander, a series of retreat accommodations offered by the hospitality development in Skaloto, Sifnos, individually designed with an increasing amount of site exposure. The intervention encompasses the physical and psychological experience of meandering down the site and man-made stone retaining walls, which have become the landscape. Developed as a pause facing the ocean ahead, each dwelling straddles a stone wall built on and within the Earth so as not to interrupt the existing elevation. Users are guided to connect with the natural elements of the Earth as each defined space isolates experience and view, enhancing its effect. The materials and textures used are a continuation of the architectural language cultivated in the village development, Labyrinth.
Site Plan: A series of dwellings located along man-made retaining walls, placed for site experience and privacy.
Experiential and Shadow Study: The matrix series of drawings explores the elemental, visual, and sun experience of the dwelling based on the architectural form breaking typical habit and user behavior to increase body awareness and isolate elemental exposure.
Experiential Vignettes:
Into the ground
Within the bedroom
Within the bathroom
Units: Each unit with an increasing amount of site exposure to meet users desire to experience and connect with the site.
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Axonometric:
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Level 1 Floor Plans:
Level 0 Floor Plans:
