Finishing the
Unfinished
Exhibition
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2024
2024
Graphic and Spatial Exhibition
This project started as a personal project that I worked under the guidance of my university professor.
My very first week at the UC Davis campus, I instantly became interested with the Social Sciences and Humanities Building.
During my last quarter at the university, I wanted to pay homage to the architectural theory behind the space.
Exhibition
1
Look up and examine the gap in the tower structure. Cut away at an angle, a sliver of the sky is visible, framed by the rest of the tower which lacks a perspective of depth. Consider Predock’s design philosophy of roadcut and regionalism.
As if the forces of nature have weathered away at a monolithic stone to form this structure, cracks and fractures in the building reveal the context of the natural landscape and skyline which surrounds it.
As if the forces of nature have weathered away at a monolithic stone to form this structure, cracks and fractures in the building reveal the context of the natural landscape and skyline which surrounds it.
2
As you navigate the valley, understand that this pathway is consciously carved out by Predock, quite literally as his first drafts start from a hand clay model. The reoccurring faultline motif is reminiscent of the geological forces that created the San Joaquin Valley, the watershed that breaks up the grid of farmland, and the natural cracking and splitting of the monumental concrete walls around you. Unconventional and irregular, yet this path seems more attune to nature than a grid-aligned street.
3
Perfectly framed by a short tunnel underneath the building, the grand staircase leading you out from the valley floor into Downtown Davis is a designed experience as much as it is a practical piece of the navigation. The processional space has an irrefutable atmosphere that could accommodate a large crowd but at the same time seems perfectly tailored for the solo experience of ascension. As you exit the space, pay attention to when the street level comes into view. Predock designed your perspective to make you immersed.
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