Graphic Iconicity: 
“shape registers as a single gestalt devoid of geometric ambiguities and transformation.” - In other words, shape as shape. 
- R.E Somol (The Problem with Shape, Hans Tursack)
But,  What would it mean to maximize shapeness?... 

I experimented with this by establishing two pairs of geometric relationships rather than one: the first between a triangular stair and a square void, and the second between circular walls nested within a pentagonal figure. Yet all four shapes are united through an iterative process in which one form is inscribed into the next, generating a single composite figure. Importantly, this subjective composition of objective geometry does two things for me: first, it produces spaces of varying scales—small, medium, and large—each with its own spatial character.

The split in the stair prompts a shift in the ground floor, pushing the building into the terrain and dividing it into an upper and lower library. This move also reorients the building toward the street, giving the visitor the option to enter and descend to the lower library below or ascend to the upper library above.

The extension is driven by three maneuvers that operate through shape in a less immediately perceptible way than before, primarily tessellation, hinging, and tangency, which together yield a more sectionally driven figure. The result is a composition of varied forms that are not necessarily legible as discrete shapes, yet appear relatively flat from the exterior, a condition that has become increasingly interesting to me.

All in all, the project aims to contend with shape's bluntness by exploring it as a model for spatial generation by first examining shape as shape, and then by examining shape as a realm for spatial opportunity. 

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