The first phase of this project consisted of creating a wooden screen based off of observations about light. The panel consists of a series of wooden rectangles that rotate at each level and therefore filter the light differently depending on the location of the light source. The next phase of the project consisted of creating a wooden artist residency located in Ithaca, New York based off of these studies on wood and light.  The idea of stacking from the screen was translated into a layout of programs that are divided into multiple buildings and individual spaces that may then be stacked. By stacking some of these spaces, there are then open spaces created in between that then became courtyards.

 The final project consists of two complexes. The one at the street corner contains the more public programs such as the gallery, café, and the studio spaces for artists. It has a series of triangular skylights going across the whole roof to allow for natural light. The second building toward the back of the site has programs meant for the residents at ground floor such as lecture rooms, offices etc., and the second floor consist of six individual apartments with small courtyard spaces in between.

final wooden screen