Figural Plinth Studies

This investigation sought to uncover the possibilities of redefining the notion of the plinth to create novel experiences of public space. By making the mass of a hypothetical plinth object top heavy, the possibility of freeing public space at ground level entices new understandings of both architectural mass and traditional plinth-building relations.

These studies developed a series of possibilities for the plinths which would inform more architecturalized iterations when designing a large-scale housing development for Chinatown in Los Angeles, a place with a surely uncertain ground.

The new plinths took further into account programmatic needs, spatial proportions and overall composition in regards to the site-specific conditions called for by the studio brief.