HEARTS + BUTTS": Exploration of Materials + Geometry

Spring 2023, Columbia University GSAPP

Critics: Josh Jordan

This project dissects the tessellation of a rigid form, the square, to create many organic tiles which can be combined into a nonrepeatable pattern. The tessellation is derived from the overlaps of circles, which create heart-shape forms and dictate what becomes void versus what becomes solid. This specific process of tile-making is strategic, taking into account additions and subtractions of the form. Subtraction elements are placed in the mold before pouring to act as a filler for the liquid. Once the rockite is poured and cured, the tile is released and the inplanted element if broken off to reveal its final form. Tiles are then combined together to create an endless nonconforming organic pattern, transitioning seamlessly between solids and voids.

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