LOCATION. 69 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138

CLIENT. Harvard University

PROGRAM. Located on the Harvard campus, this aerospace library includes a cafe, seminar + screening spaces, disseminated collection spaces, design labs, staff offices, and an observatory for students, researchers, and visitors.

DESIGN. FA2020

TYPE. Educational

Space + form

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Unfolding [aero]space

Description

This study of pleating, or folding, techniques began by identifying a grid system. This figure was repeated to develop a configuration which could then be modified to regulate light, space, and form.

The adaptable nature of the pleats allowed for the accentuation of an aerospace research library at Harvard through the implementation of metaphorical wind-tunnel, ethereal atrium, and observatory.

Pleats

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