Mixed-Use Building

Mixed-Use Building

Deconstructivism was an architectural movement which gained prominence in the 1980's through the work of architects such as Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, and Bernard Tschumi. Stylistically, it is generally agreed upon that the discipline has evolved beyond the deconstructivist movement, however I began to look into unconventional notions of deconstructivism and how they materialize within architectural works that are not generally considered to be deconstructivist. This led to me to the writings of Michael Benedikt where he describes the notion of emptiness and absence in For an Architecture of Reality and his breakdown of the Kimbell Art Museum in Deconstructing the Kimbell. I compared Benedikt's analyses to those of Eisenman and Derrida to begin understanding deconstructivism outside of any stylistic consideration. It ended on the topic of experience, that is, how the visitor experiences a deconstructivist work and what effects the architecture may have on the understanding of spaces and tectonics. This project served as medium where I could begin implementing some of these studies and observations.

Location: Montgomery, Alabama

Status: Concept

Date: 2014