the womb
student project from 2017 at Aarhus Arkitektskolen.
A small-scale architectural intervention built in the courtyard of the Arkitektskolen in Aarhus, Denmark. “The womb” distorts the conception of personal space of two occupants. Two textile chambers create a false sense of privacy + safety. However, once two bodies lean back on the textile seat, they perceive their proximity through feeling each other’s weight; the sense of personal space is first constructed, and then deliberately destroyed. Developed with Nanna Nielsen, Sophie Hutchinson and David Westervik.
site plan - response to existing tectonic orders
partial section - exterior rigid skeleton supports an interior organic space
construction photos
axonometric of structure
axonometric + fabrication documents generated using grasshopper + rhino
prototyping and construction
initial scale experiments in perceiving personal space
concept to reality: expression of personal space in the womb
initial exploration of personal space // translated to the final installation
textile study model (1:10)
textile study model // final installation
detail - textile connection to rigid frame
