Topic

For my research exhibit project I'm interested in either studying:

• Tomb Architecture including the Taj Mahal, and Humayun’s Tomb

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• Temple Architecture including Temples at Osian, and Lotus Temples

Daylighting Design - First Iteration

Daylighting Design - Precedent Work

Chapel of St. Ignatius... Steven Holl... Seattle, WA

• "a gathering of different lights"
• "seven bottles of light in a stone box"
• parts of the chapel will glow with colored light from two sources
• Interior lighting at night: transforms chapel into a beacon of light, radiating outward to campus
• lots of student imput
  

Alila Villas Uluwatu (resort hotel)... WOHA Designs... Bali, Indonesia

• interior space that experiences the environment
• simple shell
• linear arrangement
• cantilevered aspects
• each wall creates a view of its own, through exterior shell, and surroundings
• play with light and the rectangular form
• exposure to elements
  

The Church of the Light... Tadao Ando... Ibaraki, Osaka

• Solid smooth concrete
• defined by light
  
• strong contrast between light and shade
• two rectangular volumes that are cut at 15 degree angles by freestanding concrete walls
• light enters from behind alter
• plays with thickness
• space is defined by the simplistic geometry
• the shining alter draws you into the space
• powerful statement
• space shapes your journey
• defined by light