​This course was designed to revolve around the idea of concept models and how they can help you visualize spaces and details of a potential building. At the beginning of the semester, we started with precedent studies on the primary qualities a building can have, and progressing to a series of diagrams and physical models that encapsulated those qualities and attempted to mold them into one cohesive form. The goal was to end up with a product that did not resemble a building, but rather a set of elements and proportions that come together to capture a beautiful space within the model, which can then be used as inspiration for other realistic projects.

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Another element of the design process that was constantly practiced during this course was photo and graphical documentation of our work. This included using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign to diagram and annotate our findings, but it also included light and shadow studies that allowed us to further enhance our concept models.

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The final model combines plaster masses and wooden dowels to frame conceptual spaces around the model, joined together using a combination of wire and friction in place of adhesive.