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Center for the Arts
Technique: Watercolor Rendering
Fall 2023
This was my first building project. The program consisted in designing a center for the arts in South Bend, Indiana, and the corresponding garden area.
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South Bend, United States
Center for the Arts
Technique: Watercolor Rendering
Fall 2023
This was my first building project. The program consisted in designing a center for the arts in South Bend, Indiana, and the corresponding garden area.
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South Bend, United States
One of my priorities when designing this project was the way the viewer would percieve my building. I used green space to create a central visual axis from the street, that would then open up; leading to the building. After going through it, one would find a gathering place which is followed by a a hedged element, containg three archways. These would then lead to the rest of the garden.
I wanted to integrate the building into the garden, so my main source of inspiration were Victorian green houses. To evoke this, I incorporated a mansard roof, used Corinthian order, and worked with arches and vertical elements to create a sense of lightness and growth.
My main facade features a loggia made of Renaissance arches. This arch motif is carried throughout the building: on the North elevation with recessed arches, and in the West elevation (that leads to the garden) with arched openings.