Whether in the physical transition from one cultural district to another or the emotional transition of immigration from one culture to another, there is a period of uncertainty and a sense of not belonging. This is the edge between two cultures. What then, happens if we create a habitable edge, a place for finding, instead of losing, our identity in the transition?

01 COLLAGE




LIGHT (noun)
The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible. Origins: From the Greek 'Leukos' for 'White'


SHADOW (noun)
a dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface. Origins: From the Greek, 'Skotos' for 'Darkness'


The areas of light and shadow are relative to one another in our perception of them. We may only experience shadow in the presence of a light source. 




RHYTHM (noun)
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound. Origins : From the Greek rhuthmos, "to flow"

There is a rhythmic order in nature that we often seek in architectural space through organizational tools, such as repetition. The transition from one cultural area to another often involves a, sometimes inconspicuous, change in rhythm.







LINEARITY (noun)
progressing from one stage to another in a single series of steps; sequential. Origins: Mid 17th Century Latin 'Linearis' for 'A Line'






































LINEARITY, revisited

What we perceive as a linear progression may also contain spatial qualities. Light and shadow also have a significant impact on perceptions of depth and planar relationships.








LIGHT & SHADOW, revisited

The relationship between light and shadow is inherent but deceptive. While we may believe shadow to be the absence of light, or darkness, it is actually the product of light meeting object. 
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