EVOLUTIONARY DESIGN: Police Academy + Performance Theater

DESIGNERS: Veronica Velasquez + Alexandra Epeshina

http://veronicavelasquez.net/

Academy of the Art University
Instructor: Kory Bieg
San Francisco, CA

PROPOSAL:
This studio focused on boolean evolution and design process through iterative transformations. For our design we explored the concept of booleans as motion and how the transformation of the volume informs the program and the quality of the spaces. We were interested in developing the threshold between interior and exterior volumes, while also considering how the building could embrace the surrounding urban context. After various iterations and explorations with the boolean operation, we defined two main principles for creating space.

1-The twisting of booleaned spaces as the building forms up, which serves as the main circulation & allows for the exposure of the public through a procession experience throughout the building.(white)
2-The array of the booleaned spaces as they wrap around the top of the interior volumes, afforded the ability to set up a performance stage, thus a way to bring the city into the building.(green)