Fall 2015 - Mohamed Sharif
The Darkroom - Extrusions, Curves and Tapers
Inspired from the text "How to Lay Out a Croissant" by Enric Miralles, this project takes a spin on his instructions to take the drawing further. Sprouting from the geometries of a croissant, tapered walls come up from a 2D drawing to form a collision of spaces which encapsulate a central space. Through these extrusions, the problem of accessibility and circulation presents itself.
Implemented in the center-most extrusion, the main vertical-wall enclosure, are a series of aperatures which not only allows light to penetrate the structure but also allows circulation to be more dynamic. This structure is curve-heavy and demands a balance in vertical elements. The windows act as a supplement to the vertical and horizontal nature of the navigatible pathway. The circulation incorporated into this project weaves through the windows and above and below the ground zero.