Foci
Dwelling in Conics
Atlanta, GA
Program: Cafe & Residence
Georgia Tech, Studio I
Instructor: Harris Dimitroupolos
How can geometry guide the rhythm of daily life?
On a narrow site with limited direct sunlight, Foci explores the use of deep lightwells piercing through the structure as a lighting strategy. Conic sections regulate levels of privacy and provide light to different spaces throughout the day. Among the intersections of curving and linear forms, light itself becomes the ornamentation.
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Atmospheric Section: Privacy Regulated by Lightwells
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Site Context
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