This project begins with an exploration and mapping of greater Los Angeles, in which I found many ‘feral figures’ in all ecologies. My final feral figure was found in the foothills of Beverly Hills, where I was intrigued by its unique facade and its translation into an arch. A ‘feral figure’ is defined by its non-architectural qualities, something that has been shaped by its environment and is not necessarily formally designed.
After deciding on my final feral form, I started to discover its unique and interesting qualities. I was intrigued by its seemless transition from the mass of the inhabitable space, to the curved “flat” arch that shaped the driveway. I decided to transform it along a grid, making many interations of what it could look like if the arch was multiplied or placed elsewhere, creating different both positive and negative spaces.
After successfully transforming my found figure along a grid, I was given a site in which I must bound my found figure by to create a new form. I chose to connect the masses to create a walkable pathway that is then supported by arches, which also form exterior courtyards in the grounds below. This house is inhabited by a birdhouse maker, therefore some parts of the form are closed off for his use, and some are open to the environment. My model is color coded according to flat and massd surfaces.