This thesis challenges the use of the façade and window as a design tool for domestic typologies. The key difference between a domestic typology and a commercial typology is the perception of scale. Scale measures both the size of the façade and the amount of people the building can hold. The use of any commercial façade in place of a domestic façade challenges this dynamic
With the nine square structure as a guide, two curves are drawn with three points and used as paths for the profiles of low-rise buildings to extrude along. These two extrusions are combined before a high-rise texture is mapped onto the surface of the new object. New apertures are wrapped around this object to create a collage massing affect.
The intention of this process is to defamiliarize the domestic typology by using high-rise facades for low-rise housing. This defamiliarization adjusts the perception and scale of a building. With the collage massing affect, the orthographic projections of the object are no longer clear. This gives the design more freedom over placements of domestic features that are no longer typical.
Status: School Project
Location: 808 Steiner St, Alamo Square, San Francisco, CA