Stereotomic Project

Stereotomy: [ ster-ee-ot-uh-mee ] The art of cutting three-dimensional solids into particular shapes.

The first project in Studio II was an exploration of stereotomic process to generate space. The first step in this process was to create a series of diagrams that exist within a defined bounding box. The next step was to extrude these diagrams with the use of Rhino to create a mass. This mass was then subtracted from in different ways as the first stereotomic gestures. This final mass then became the main negative space within a solid block. This solid mass was further manipulated by moving faces and introducing secondary subtractive elements to created an inhabitable space.