Muse
Patterns of Perception
Atlanta, GA
Program: Urban Bathhouse
Georgia Tech, Studio V
Instructor: Mark Cottle
Can a dense site be expanded through wandering circulation?
A space for bathing must provide shelter from the noise of the city, to allow the rituals of time, humidity, and temperature to be experienced. In a dense urban block, this retreat must be condensed tightly between adjacent streets and buildings. Can we provide an endless terrain to wander in the confines of a finite volume?
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Puzzle Perspective “Endless Terrain”
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Phenomenological Studies, Charcoal, 18” x 24”
The ritual of tea-making reveals many of the qualitative aspects of the bathhouse program. Light, temperature, and humidity characterize the different spaces along the journey through the bathhouse.
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Rooftop
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Lounge Pool
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