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Striatum is a concept model: an experimentation in abstract thinking and sculpture. The piece explores how forms and materials can mediate, intersect, and create space. Inspired by Kuma’s Shizuoka Exhibition, Kundig’s Chicken Point Cabin, and Ossipoff’s Liljestrand House, architectural elements were abstracted and entangled to form a provocative sculpture.
The name, Striatum, is a combination of the words Striated and Datum, describing the centerpiece of the model. Additionally, the striatum is a deep-brain nucleus involved in decision making functions: a perfect representation of the experimentation of this model.
The documentation process was also a fascinating investigation, experimenting with composition, light and shadow, and configuration to capture and enliven spaces within the model and create illusions.
Initial Study Model
Initial Study Model
Combining diagrammatic abstractions into a sculptural model
Prototype I
Prototype I
Introducing materiality including steel, concrete, and basswood
Prototype II
Prototype II
Refining the design into a deeply controlled and precise architectural sculpture
Light & Shadow Photography
Light & Shadow Photography
Experimentation in how light and shadow affects the perceived space of the concept model
Angle and Configuration Photography
Angle and Configuration Photography
Testing how different angles and configurations can discover new spaces within the model
Branch shadows cast on raked concrete
Striated Datum shadow cast on ceiling plane
Lower angle showing steel frame & shadows
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