Studying Movement

Studying movement, through the design and development of a narrow residential site with access from water and land at opposing ends. Utilizing parallel planes, connect three zones of the site and maximizing directional views along its length, while formulating an architectural language of path and passage. The façade design is a layering of fixed and active colored glass planes to allow dominate parallel wall, to run through the site without the obstruction of frames. Active glass planes rotate along horizontal and vertical axis and connect the interior and exterior living spaces. Glass façade design led to development of a hinging mechanism to provide rotational movement at various opening increments and locking points, while incorporating it into the fixed glazing system.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Department dc:contributor.department

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Robbins, Christen Jean

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Rott, Hans Christian

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Feuerstein, Marcia F.
• Galloway, William U.

• window
• Architecture
• hinge

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-12102008-172309

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/46186