THE HOUSE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHT
SPRING 2018 / MARFA, TEXASCOLLAB. DANTON KRANZ
INSTRUCTORS: BENNET NEIMAN + RAFA BENEYTEZ
30°19'22.4"N 104°01'28.7"W
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
+Fort Worth AIA 2018 Student Design Awards, Merit Award Winner
The Integrative Design Studio is focused on building systems in relationship to an architectural idea. The studio emphasizes the architectural methods and strategies of architectural thought and technology, both at once and simultaneously. The house is a split residence and public art work space in Marfa, TX. Building specifications are as follows: 40 x 40 x 40 visible volume, 60% environmental art piece, 40% residence.
Light as mass / Light is mass.
The house of Artifcial Light follows the problem of incorporating Olafur Eliasson’s 360° Room for All Colors - a cylindrical form - within this cubic volume. Light as mass refers to the observation of light as a solid object that weaves through objects and has a starting point but no perceivable end as it is in constant growth.
The Integrative Design Studio is focused on building systems in relationship to an architectural idea. The studio emphasizes the architectural methods and strategies of architectural thought and technology, both at once and simultaneously. The house is a split residence and public art work space in Marfa, TX. Building specifications are as follows: 40 x 40 x 40 visible volume, 60% environmental art piece, 40% residence.
Light as mass / Light is mass.
The house of Artifcial Light follows the problem of incorporating Olafur Eliasson’s 360° Room for All Colors - a cylindrical form - within this cubic volume. Light as mass refers to the observation of light as a solid object that weaves through objects and has a starting point but no perceivable end as it is in constant growth.
The most prominent aspect of this design is the membrane structure resting on top the residence, where the public can enter through an accessible ramp into a “circulation box” which is able to take them through various heights of the structure. The purpose of the fabric membrane is to disperse light within the space and diffuse the light being emmited by hundreds of LED fixtures. To build this form the building uses a steel tube, space frame structure for the outer fiberglass shell. The space frame allows to have a separation between the lights and the fabric membrane for light to dissipate in the same way as Eliasson’s work.
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