final-boards-studio-ivDownload I largely based the formal and spatial qualities of my design off of the concept of architectural boundaries. To further that, I focused on the transparency and permeability of these boundaries and explored how they shaped space at different scales. At the scale of my unit, I focused on a selective transparency and multi … Continue reading Final Phase: John Mulvey

The site is on W 36th street, just one block west of S Halsted, a vibrant semi commercial strip. There is a large recreational area, Donovan Park, just across the street of our site, which has baseball fields, a basketball court, and a playground. Our site isn't surrounded by many tall buildings, so there is … Continue reading Phase 4: John Mulvey

When I visited my neighborhood, one of the first thing I noticed was the wrought iron fences divide space. This led me to the exploration of architectural boundaries. Not just boundaries, but how we perceive them, interact about them, how boundaries have differing permeability and transparency, and the ability to pass through thresholds in boundaries. … Continue reading Phase 3: John Mulvey

PROJECT TEAM: Tom Novak, Lilibeth Arreola, and Cy Wu BreezeBREAK is a modular pavilion that aggregates along the Lakefront trail, a bike path that runs north to south along Lake Michigan. It functions as a rest stop if one needs to briefly catch their breath and avoid the wind. One module is a 4' x … Continue reading Phase 2: John Mulvey

I chose to photograph the model in a field because it is representative of the site. The only way in which I edited the photo was a smooth gradient blur that starts in the foreground and blurs as it reaches the background. This puts a emphasis on the model, while still being able to understand … Continue reading Phase 1b : John Mulvey

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