For the program of my building, I really want the building to have a weving relationship with the landscape and within the programs of the building as well. I do this by the concept of cut and fill. In regards to the building and its relationship to the landscape, I apply this concept literally by emovinig the earth and moving it to become the landscape around and on the building. In regards to the interior of the building, I want the floors both vertically and horizontally to have a strong connection. The cut and fill concepts will enbed themselves into the programs and design of the building and landscape to for a interconnected whole.

The focus of my project is to design a building AND landscape that follow the idea of “cut and fill.” In my project 2, I noticed how the interrelationship of the weaving knot formed both positive and negative spaces, which to me was my inspiration for the idea of “cut and fill;” the relationship between positive and negative. I intend on integrating the building within the landscape, as if the ground was cut, the building was placed in, and then the gound was refilled around it. By this, nothing will be subtracted from the site, which is the idea of “cut and fill;” spaces and surfaces are repositioned. I want the relationship between building and ground to be present throughout the program and I intend on creating this relationship through “cut and fill”

In project 2 I focused on the idea of positive space folding in on itself to form a knot with various enclosed negative spaces. In Poject 3, my goal is to apply that same concept in order to weave together the building and landscape to make them a whole, interrelated composition. I believe that this can be achieved without destroying the preexisting landscape. Therefore, I will apply the conserving idea of cut and fill to my methods of weaving together the building and landscape, which is visually seen through “patchwork.”          

               For example, a surface moves into/out of the earth to stich itself onto the building, thus “grounding” the building. Also,  the ground plae of the landscape is a representation of the negative spaces of one of the facades, and that facade is a casting of the negative spaces of the gound plane.

In project 2 I focused on the idea that the knot weaved within itself in order to form the whole knot. I liked how the self-weaving create interrelated space so in project 3 I want to use that same concept in order to connect the building to the landscape, and make them a whole composition. The program will be one that weaves and folds from building to landscape and vice versa as if they were sewn together, celebrating the existing slope and topography, in order to illustrate the interrelationship between the building and landscape.

Continuously revise your project statement to refine the essential concepts that answers the question:

What is your project about?

This will be your “elevator pitch”, the first words that you speak when introducing your project for any crit or review. Do not short circuit the process by talking about morphological aspects of the project and architectural strategies that you want to pursue. Instead talk about your interpretation of the site and program that lead you to making analogical associations. Visualize in words the attitude, character, and identity of your project.