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VISION & EXECUTION

Elva

FROM PLAN TO FORM

THIS PROJECT EXPLORES SPATIAL COMPOSITION USING MATCHBOXES AS MODULAR UNITS. THROUGH PLAN DRAWINGS, PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENTS, AND CHARCOAL STUDIES. THE WORK INVESTIGATES STRUCTURE, BALANCE, AND SHADOWS.

LIVING AND MAKING

A SPACE DESIGNED FOR A CERAMIC ARTIST, COMBINING LIVING, WORKING AND EXHIBITING. THREE GEOMETRIES ORGANIZE A PRIVATE ROOM, WORKSHOP AND DISPLAY AREA, WHERE FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION AND SUPPORTS THE RHYTHM OF MAKING.

RESTING STATION

A SMALL SHELTER IN NATURE DESIGNED FOR HUMANS. THE PROJECT EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY, LANDSCAPE, AND SPACE THROUGH SKETCHES, MODEL MAKING, AND DRAWINGS.

HIDDEN IN THE LANDSCAPE

SKETCH

THE PROJECT BEGINS WITH A HAND DRAWN SKETCH. EXPLORING HOW THE BUILDING CAN BE EMBEDDED INTO THE LANDSCAPE.

OVERALL COMPOSITION

THE PLAN DEVELOPS THE IDEA OF STRUCTURE HIDDEN BENEATH A MOSS COVERED ROOF, BLENDING INTO THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN.

DIGITAL DRAWING

THE FINAL COMPOSITION TRANSLATES THE CONCEPT INTO A DIGITAL DRAWING.

CITY OF BRIDGES, CROSSINGS AND ENDLESS PATHWAYS WHERE EVERY STEP LEADS TO A NEW ENCOUNTER.

INVISIBLE CITIES

THE JOURNEY ITSELF SHAPES THE CITY, AND NO MEETING IS EVER THE SAME TWICE. PLAN

INSPIRED BY ITALO CALVINO

ARNOLFO DI CAMBIO

THIS PROJECT EXPLORES THE CHURCH AS A SPATIAL EXPERIENCE, FOCUSING ON HOW LIGHT AND SHADOW SHAPE

ATMOSPHERE AND MOVEMENT THROUGH PLAN AND SECTION DRAWINGS, I EXAMINED HOW STRUCTURE, HEIGHT AND LIGHT DEFINE THE CHARACTER OF THE SPACE

SPACE AND MATERIAL

AN EXPLORATION OF MATERIALITY AND STRUCTURE THROUGH MODEL-MAKING AND DRAWING. BY COMBINING CONTRASTING MATERIALS, THE PROJECT INVESTIGATES SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP, SCALE AND FORM.

A S C E N D I N G

H O R I Z O N

A SEQUENCE OF STAIRS LEADS TOWARD A SHELTERED VIEWING PLATFORM, GUIDING MOVEMENT THROUGH THE LANDSCAPE

WATER FLOWS BENEATH THE STRUCTURE, ENCHANCING THE SENSE OF TRANSITION BEFORE REACHING THE OPEN VIEW

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