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Shane Gundelfinger

Shane Gundelfinger

San Diego, CA, US

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Fractal walls based on the Sierpinski Triangle
Fractal walls based on the Sierpinski Triangle
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M. Arch Thesis - Lost in Immersion

My award winning Thesis, Lost in Immersion - Vulnerability and Interaction in a Multisensory Maze, proposes the design of a three story interactive maze combined with a commercial garden bar atrium. The design takes cues from chaos theory, simply-connected fractals, and musical movements. A variety of spatial conditions are fully rendered to illustrate both the individual experience and group interaction on a large-scale architectural form. 

The research from my Thesis study and experiments suggests that these spatial conditions may promote positive interaction with the physical environment and the people within it. This is partially due to hippocampus stimulation and the release of oxytocin. 

 
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Status: School Project
My Role: Research and Design

 
More fractal walls
More fractal walls
Even more fractal walls
Even more fractal walls
A large dome with mirrored walls and varying light colors augmented by natural skylights diffused through purple window panes
A large dome with mirrored walls and varying light colors augmented by natural skylights diffused through purple window panes
A space with hairy walls encouraging touch and interaction. Windows in the distance allows visual communication with another hallway in the maze
A space with hairy walls encouraging touch and interaction. Windows in the distance allows visual communication with another hallway in the maze
Interactive lights that when touched...
Interactive lights that when touched...
Trigger a sliding door that reveals the correct path.
Trigger a sliding door that reveals the correct path.
A wide, round space with bright lighting providing relief and opportunities for interaction
A wide, round space with bright lighting providing relief and opportunities for interaction
A stairway with color changing lights leads to the third floor (and phase) of the maze
A stairway with color changing lights leads to the third floor (and phase) of the maze
A disorienting space with three pathway options, mirrored walls, and juxtaposed geometries
A disorienting space with three pathway options, mirrored walls, and juxtaposed geometries
The exit towards the garden bar
The exit towards the garden bar
The bar with custom modeled beer taps
The bar with custom modeled beer taps
The garden bar with the maze exit on the right
The garden bar with the maze exit on the right
A bridge through the garden bar providing temporary relief within the maze
A bridge through the garden bar providing temporary relief within the maze
The garden bar from the perspective of the bar
The garden bar from the perspective of the bar
The garden bar with the bar in the bar in the far distance
The garden bar with the bar in the bar in the far distance
Lost in Immersion Thesis Presentation Video