Underground Aquarium Intervention

A repurposing of the Mumford House, a historical building, to be a study space. An add-on was designed for the purpose of connecting the Mumford House to the nearby Undergraduate Library (UGL). Because the UGL is built below ground level, I felt that it was suitable to design an underground tunnel which doubles as an aquarium, enhancing the underground level. I also created a spiral staircase that wraps around a cylindrical fish tank extending upwards toward the 2nd floor of the house.

A corner of the Mumford House was modeled with basswood (left) and then in SketchUp (right) to understand the core fundamentals of wooden balloon frame construction and layers of a house.

Physical Model Exterior

3D Render

Concept Board and Sketches

Concept Board and Sketches - I liked the idea of tube-shaped fish tanks than can be integrated with walls

Mumford House East Elevation
Mumford House East Elevation
Mumford House 1st Floor Plan
Mumford House 1st Floor Plan
Mumford House East-West Section
Mumford House East-West Section
Underground Floor Plan
Underground Floor Plan
Exterior Render - Blue glass walls enclose the aquarium
Exterior Render - Blue glass walls enclose the aquarium

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