RESIDENCE FOR A PROJECTIONIST
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIAThe brief of this project began with a client as a cinephile and film projectionist. Formally, the project began with a single rotation around the center of a subdivided square. Radial square deformations were controlled to produce a single equilateral triangle. This shape is programmatically befitting for an auditorium program as triangular geometries emulate the configuration of projected light rays. From plan view, the outline of this house corresponds to the initial concept diagram, but as projections shift from plan to elevation, the z-axis is activated. The roofs of the three skewed squares become ruled surfaces while the triangle reveals itself as a horizontally oriented pyramid. At the roofs' planar point intersection, their vertical locations are grouped into twos, creating gaps that allow the entrance of light and wind into the courtyard. Additionally, two equal yet opposite projections exist within the pyramid's apex, which occupies the house's exact center and pivot point—one of light, and form. Internally, light exists as a forced one-point perspective within the theater, and externally, the form pierces the courtyard that divides the house and the studio.
Model Photograph: Axonometric
Model Photograph: Axonometric
Model Photograph: Projected Light
Model Photograph: Study ModelsOrthographic Drawing: Geometry Diagram
Orthographic Drawing: First Floor Plan
Orthographic Drawing: Section
Orthographic Drawing: Rotated AxonometricPerspective Rendering: Exterior
Perspective Rendering: Courtyard