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Josh Mings

Josh Mings

Chicago, IL, US

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View from Place Blanche
View from Place Blanche
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Collisions of Duality: A New Dance School for the Moulin Rouge

Collisions of Duality explore the notion of collision inherent in the urban fabric of Paris, France and how those collisions can inform the Solid/Void relationship in architecture. The collision of Haussmann's plan versus the medieval, organic layout of Paris informs the void space of the building, creating an axial public void. Public functions inhabiting the void space inform the semi-public and private solids of the school and vice versa. As in dancing, where the bodies of the dancers create void space between them, the void space can also inform the dancers in their movements. By breaking up the program into three solids representing a group of dancers, a glazed public void opens up allowing light to enter the school, a crucial concern for an urban infill project that typically only has access to light from one side.

Website Link: www.joshuamings.com/moulin_rouge.php / Project PDF

 
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Status: School Project
Location: Paris, FR
My Role: Designer
Additional Credits: Studio Professor: Kentaro Tsubaki

 
Interior Void/Theater Lobby
Interior Void/Theater Lobby
Longitudinal Section showing Solid/Void Interaction
Longitudinal Section showing Solid/Void Interaction
Horizontal Public Void interrupting Solids
Horizontal Public Void interrupting Solids