Assignment No. 1

Subtractive Approach
For this approach, I carved out portions from the original 32' cube to create the horizontal and vertical voids as well as to define the necessary vertical and horizontal elements. The horizontal void progresses somewhat diagonally through the cube, while the vertical void descends essentially straight down the center of the cube, widening out at the bottom.

Isometric View: shows the horizontal void extending through the cube.

Elevation: shows another side of the cube, not seen in the isometric view, with an opening of the horizontal void being the large shaded square on the right.

Elevation: the final vertical side, whose recesses and protrusions create a sense of symmetry.

Immersive View: a view from the lowest and widest portion of the vertical void up through the shaft.

Immersive View: looking through the horizontal void, and also showing the intersection between this space and its vertical counterpart.


Additive Approach
I began with a 32' cubical frame and an 8' solid cube for this exercise. I extended from this original cube to create the final form. This form is ultimately more open than the previous one. A fairly wide horizontal void extends directly through the cube as does the vertical shaft.

Isometric View: one of the openings of the horizontal void can be seen here, as can the top opening of the vertical void.

Elevation: the other main opening of the horizontal shaft can be seen in the center of this horizontal face.

Elevation: showing the two large rectangular recesses on this side. Within the right-hand one, part of an additional side opening into the void space can be seen.

Immersive View: a view from the top of the form, looking down the vertical void to its very bottom.

Immersive View: looking across the horizontal void toward the side opening (right) and one of the large openings (left).