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Trace

2017

Advisor: Chris Bardt



The course approaches architectural design from a material study of tracing paper. The accumulation and subtraction process of an unrolled piece of trace allows the exploration and definition of depth on a flat surface. The understanding of solid and void in architectural plan and section leads to the making of interchangeable architecture space.
Ambiguity reading of the trace surface is developed through the non 90-degree folds of the traces: imperfection when folding the 150 feet of trace paper. The plan of the trace is constructed by a set of shifted non 90-degree segments, while the section remains a continuous roll. The mis-fold of plan and the continuity of section merge and enhance the ambiguity of a spatial condition: solid and void are interchangeable.

The density of trace created by accumulation and subtraction describe depth with two types of lighting — lit from front and back to results in literal and phenomenal transparency. The passage within the theatre hosts various lighting condition to define the use of architectural space. From fragmentary of lighting to the unity in the gathering hall, lighting indicates the shift of programs. Materials with different opacity at various scale enhance the reading of lighting performance. Audiences are set to navigate towards, into and through this reciprocal passage of visual interplay. The ever-changing montage of light and space becomes a part of the performance that integrated into the performance hall.