This was a student project by Patrick Willke for Gabriel Esquivel's ARCH 442 course, Winter 2008. Project statement: The project takes traditional Islamic architecture of the site and incorporates ideas of structure, ornament, and reflection into a modern hyperindexical argument. Precedents were taken from organic formations including coral reefs and stalagmitic caves. With the chrome reflective interior, the inhabitants and even the building itself become the ornament as figures are bent and distorted, creating a visual phenomenon. Organic columns are also reflective features, with roots and branches allowing for a strange and possibly frightening experience. This work is a part of the online collections of the Knowlton School of Architecture Student Archives, The Ohio State University.
