CUPOLA
Second Semester | Second Year
This project was completed for Technologies and Environments, the brief was in three parts; a small units component, a large open space and a roof space.
Cupola is an exploration of stereotomy and tension rings. With Giuseppe Fallacara's Doha (2013) as a precendent, I designed a dome structure comprised of interlocking stone geometries. The structure is self-supporting based on research analysis of stereotomy.
The large space sits underneath the small units and roof, the radial arch configuration essentially creates a lage tension ring that supports the rest of the structure above. The cylindrical small units' inner walls reinforce the strength of the tension ring and feature a cantilevering ramp and circular elevators.
The base of the dome again reinforces the structural integrity of the tension ring.
Received 95/100 for this project.
