PROJECT III
LIGHT // FORM AND ORDER
CONCEPT
This project is meant to be a non-denominational chapel, the main ideas being collection and diffusion of natural light.
Other key ideas include form, order, and contextual fit.To begin, I did background research on a somewhat contemporary building:
Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India // Le Corbusier
Notably, much of the structure follows a rectilinear grid pattern. The interior is (mostly) no different in this regard, the grid instead being defined by a network of pillars.
But you should immediately notice something that breaks this rule.
In the relative center of the structure is a parabolic structure that collects light.
Since much of the design would have to be non-orthogonal, I had to familiarize myself with AutoCAD's surface network command to create the parabolic curves.
Below is an example of light diffusion along a 3D surface created using this method.
LIGHT RESEARCH
I gathered a range of all the possible sun angles that light could enter.
SITE RESEARCH
LOCATION
FLOOR PLAN
SECTIONS
3D VIEWS
ELEVATIONS
