A MUSEUM FOR ROUND ROCK
ROUND ROCK, ARIZONA
This project explores translation not merely as linguistic conversion but as an interface between the distinct and seemingly incompatible mediums of language and space, embracing both the losses and gains inherent in the process. The design serves as an architectural reinterpretation of the Navajo Hogan, a sacred hexagonal wood log structure. This traditional form seeks to become a circle, though constrained by the linear nature of its material. The Hogan is an inventive form that approximates a dome using linear logs, yet remains hexagonal. Customarily, the entrance faces the rising sun, resulting in varying eastern orientations throughout the year. The circulation is clockwise: the north represents the maize woman’s legs, the west the water woman’s legs, the south the mountain woman’s legs, and the east the earth woman’s legs. The museum program also includes a gas station, convenience store, communal kitchen, workshops, and water collection facilities, all serving the Round Rock community. Each function corresponds to the representative directions within the Hogan. The form retains the hexagonal shape with an open eastern side. Each arm features a different roof section, centrally converging to create a communal and unified roof.
Model Photograph: Exterior Axonometric
Model Photograph: Interior Axonometric
Model Photograph: Translational Artifacts
Orthographic Drawing: Symbol Index
Orthographic Drawing: Translational Symbol Index
Orthographic Drawing: Symbol Grid
Orthographic Drawing: Rotated Translational Symbol
Orthographic Drawing: Roof Plan
Orthographic Drawing: Subtracted Roof Plan
Orthographic Drawing: First Floor Plan
Orthographic Drawing: Abstracted Hogan
Perspective Rendering: Interior
Perspective Rendering: Interior
Perspective Rendering: Interior
Perspective Rendering: Interior
Perspective Rendering: Exterior
Concept Drawing: SNAFU