Midway To Somewhere
This project delves into the liminal nature of airports and the chapel within. The characteristics of caves informed key design decisions. Approaches used throughout include peaks of light, varying heights and widths, and compression and release.
The final design is a space where wandering minds unknowingly come to experience a sublime environment, that turns the feeling of being lost into a journey of self reflection. Separation of the sublime and the wearisome is
created from the clearest path through the chapel - a curve. Thresholds break up the space further into 5 distinct areas.
Jessie Gemmer Fall 2023
Concept vignettes guided my exploration and acted as forms to build upon.
Watercolor and charcoal section drawing displaying the stark contrast between the lobby and chapel entrances.
Drawing showing the warm, ambient nature of the chapel. Light comes up from the floor underneath each ray, creating a copper glow.
Burnt basswood model of wall and ceiling texture located in the chapel entrance.
How do our eyes adjust to a change of light quality?
