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Julie Faloon

Julie Faloon

Flint Hill, VA, US

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3ft space between columns and concrete wall
3ft space between columns and concrete wall
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Bookstore

A small site in downtown Blacksburg, Virginia was once the home of a massive Sycamore tree. The tree was so old it had become a part of Blacksburg lore. Unfortunately, time took the tree for its own. This bookstore, settled on the same spot as the tree was, aims to pay homage to the Sycamore and offer the same shadow play that had been.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Blacksburg, VA, US

 
Wall section
Wall section
Preliminary idea for roof
Preliminary idea for roof
Shadow play on columns and wall
Shadow play on columns and wall
Shadow play on floor and columns
Shadow play on floor and columns
View sans wall of building enclosure and columns
View sans wall of building enclosure and columns
Wall view from outside columns
Wall view from outside columns
View of roof from inside building
View of roof from inside building
Model of roof
Model of roof