Project 2: The Beginning

This is the material that I presented to Felicity during the first tutorial of Project Two. I also had a model that

NOTE: This is all in the development.

The ‘lifelong bachelor’ is distracted in his prosperous retirement by the tearing thoughts of emptiness.

This is an older man feeling trapped by his habitual bachelorship; the curse of emptiness that pervades into his mind in light of the fullness of the landscape. But light is reflected on his face, there is hope for him if he wants it; he can find his solitary happiness. But the road most taken, even though it is darker seems more probable in his indecisiveness, which may take him over the edge if he is not careful at a time where such a thing is alluring to a mind in pain. Or, as even such a junction of choices is quite difficult to experience, he may want to remain in what is known and sure; what is portrayed as glamorous to those around him.

Design Ideas Projected
- The site: luxurious in location but contemplative in vantage point. Dramatic scenery reflects the height of drama in his thoughts

- Horizontal building on vertical site: contrast – people strive for prosperity for happiness, where it is actually an empty life.

- Top of cliff: Eagle – top of the food chain – reflecting the stage in his life, and the Darwinist view of life.

- Bachelor: a welcoming, but solitary experience in building.

- Retirement: place of contemplation in life; memory of past

- A drop off: a large part of area with no railing extending beyond site edge – the course of mind! Will he jump into despair

- Immense contrast (duality): contrast between glory and failure – light and dark – open/showy and hidden. What poor choices that were hidden in his mind have been dredged up – dark coming to light

- Horizon – can he find freedom from his mind – freedom from memory in big blue sea – observation in part for hope.