Type: Museum
Time: 2020 Spring
Instructor: Yo-Ichiro Hakomori
Location: USC Fisher Museum
Oculus, situated in Los Angeles, is a museum that has undergone renovation. It draws inspiration from a designated precedent, the Hill of Buddha, designed by Tada Ando. The Hill of Buddha was created by exploring elements such as threshold, passage, room, light, space, movement, and other phenomena. It features open and enclosed circulation paths, wide and narrow, straight and circular, distinguished by green space, water, temple, tube, and skylight. Visitors can appreciate the journey by walking along these paths and experiencing different sensations that can lead to a sense of inner peace and reverence.
With this inspiration in mind, I modified similar circulation patterns in Oculus, the renovation of the Fisher Museum at the University of Southern California. The focus was on providing visitors with a contrast of circulation experiences.
Precedent:
The Hill of Buddha, Hokkaido , Japan,
Tada Ando
Precedent Diagram:
Site Study:
Fisher Museum, Los Angeles
Oculus Architectural Drawings:
Applied the logic of the Hill of Buddha’s circulation, enclosure, program, and natural elements to the Fisher Museum renovation at the University of Southern California.
Storyboard
