MONSTER BEINGS
Design Studio II - Fall 2021 | Create a “monster being” then design a shelter for them that meets their unique needs near campus.
For this project, I created a non-gendered character I called the Rabbit Hunter. This creature’s body was half-fox and half-rabbit, and their “unique condition” was that their fox head would randomly start chasing their rabbit tail in a circular motion in unpredictable bursts. Essentially, they would start hunting themselves. My creation of the Rabbit Hunter was a metaphor for an internal battle between the contradicting qualities that often make up an individual.
The nine collages shown below were created on Photoshop to tell the story of my creature.
ONE | BODY
TWO | BODY
THREE | BODY
FOUR | PLAY
FIVE | PLAY
SIX | PLAY
SEVEN | MEMORY
EIGHT | MEMORY
NINE | MEMORY
CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
SITE PHOTOS
SITE PHOTOS
After an extensive process of developing my creature’s narrative and researching our site, I came to a couple conclusions on how to most effectively address the Rabbit Hunter’s individual needs in an architectural setting. I determined that building underneath the bridge was the best option considering the client preferences I needed to fulfill.
From there, I came up with a proposal of the hanging huts shown below. These small shelters are only accessible to the Rabbit Hunter, as you have to jump from platform to platform over the creek. They are mostly shaded, and the round forms are intentional in case the Rabbit Hunter starts chasing themself. The openings are small to maintain as much privacy as possible and each hut is meant to fit one inhabitant comfortably.
SITE PLAN
ELEVATION
SECTION & LIGHTING DIAGRAM
SECTION & CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
