Gallery Hall Render

media: MDF/basswood model, photoshop

Process Sketches

media: markers

Concept Model: Structure

media: MDF

Concept Model: Volume

media: acrylic, MDF

Concept Model: Massing

media: sawn concrete block, MDF

Building Model in Progress

media: MDF, basswood

Longitudinal Section/Elevation

media: pen, graphite, colored pencil

Cross Section/Elevation

media: pen, graphite, colored pencil

Exterior Render

media: MDF/basswood model, photoshop

U.C.S.B. Art Museum

Problem:

The University of California at Santa Barbara is adding an art museum to its campus. Occupying a waterfront site at the edge of campus, the museum must accomodate permanent and traveling exhibits while making a connection between the existing university and its coastal setting.

Response:

I sought to highlight the timeless nature of the site by designing a building that emerges from the existing hillside, referencing the geological interplay of sea and stoned that has sculpted Santa Barbara as we know it. Galleries are connected by a central axis that frames views of the San Juan Mountains at one terminus and the Pacific Ocean at the other.

Program:

Flexible Gallery Spaces
Administrative Offices
Support Spaces (Storage, Loading, Etc.)
Cafe

Instructor: Gary Moye

Site: Santa Barbara, CA

Term: Winter 2013