ARCHITECTURE AS A VERB - Designing Isolation.
To Isolate, is generally interpreted negatively, as a feeling of loneliness cast by seclusion or separation from a familiar crowd. However, to isolate, is to establish boundaries to create a controlled condition within.
This defines the language of architecture at the interface of land and water, while drawing influences from biomimicry. The project embodies the subtleties of the way a barnacle works in nature, in its form and function. The building is isolated from its context, and only opens up to obtain external elements that potentially elevate the internal experience. Being situated partially underwater and underground, the use of light tunnels allows the lower functions to be illuminated during the daytime passively. An innovative method of ventilation, compatible with underwater buildings is introduced.
The project aims to take its visitor on a journey to experience the positives of isolation as a sequence, taking them through Refective, Ideative and fi
