Audra Volpi was one of many that presented that day, sharing her designs based around her challenging concept word: beehive. While off the top of my head I can only think of one form of the meaning of beehive, Audra shared with us three completely different directions of this word. Her first space (32’4” x 11) took the concept of the handmade beehive, using “chest of drawers – like” units made from the kit of parts, two solids. The units pulled out to change the function of the space and add variation. Her 2nd space she designed is 22’ x 22’ and the concept was the flight of the bee and the pollination process. The kit of parts used was two walls and a column. The walls were curvy with one end of a wall being circular to enclose and hide the bathing area. These curved walls represent the path that bees take in flowers to get to the pollen. Audra’s final space (32’4” x 22’) was cleverly designed around the style of the beehive hairdo, popular in the 1960’s. This style was all about making a grand entrance and making women appear taller. Her space featured two columns and one wall, with a loft and grand staircase. The idea was so the owner would come down the stairs and be hidden by the columns until getting past them and making a grand entrance, just like women with the beehive hairdos did.
Anna Behrendt also presented Friday, showcasing her designs around the concept word: edge. Her three sub-concepts for her spaces were, on the edge, in the edge, and over the edge. Her smallest space used “on the edge” and included her two solids to give the idea that you must walk forward upon entering the unit. Her solids would take the owner on a path that took you to two different sides of the unit. Throughout the paths journey, one would wonder what is to come, and be teased by the little glimpses of the final product. Her second space (22’ x 22’) showed over the edge and included two walls and one column. This space is meant to be confusing to the person who vies it, and things aren’t supposed to seem right. Her final space (32’4” x 22’) is in the edge, which has the kit of parts including two columns and one wall. This space is full of tension and level changes, with steel cables traveling throughout the room as if they are creating even more tension and force in the space. Anna gave a great presentation and had outstanding models. Her axonometric drawings significantly helped explain her ideas.
Anna's final models of the space, "on the edge", "over the edge", and "in the edge". Images found here.
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