Ephraim Joris :

These sketches on a mixed development case study invest in the notation of the transformations and mutations of an initial spatial envelope placed on the site. The narrative is captured in the apparent coming into being of a set of architectural drawings. A volume lifts itself from a continuing urban-scape below. The volume is sliced and carved with solar and wind path transcriptions to provide for sunlight and air penetration through the building for gardens and people underneath.

Solar path subtractions defining architectural volumes grouped around voids or deep diagonal courtyards