Whispers of the Wind

Observatory

The iridescence of a dandelion becomes a starting point for an observatory. Botanical drawings lead to a glass-based proposal, moving from the geometry of a seed to the atmosphere of the space.

Methods: Botanical studies / Digital modeling / Architectural drawing
Context: Portfolio design study

A closer observation

Dandelion studies isolate the seed’s fine silhouette, radiating form, and reflective qualities. Those observations inform the proposal’s form and material intent.

Pencil studies of a dandelion and its seeds — Botanical studies

From seed to space

The elevation and exploded axon develop the canopy, central support, and space beneath as one composition. The central column and branching canopy give the interior its rhythm.

Complete elevation of the domed observatory canopy — Canopy elevation

Exploded axon showing the canopy and observatory floor — Exploded axonometric drawing

Beneath the canopy

An interior rendering brings the proposal to the scale of a person. Furniture and figures reveal the rhythm overhead and the atmosphere of light and reflection.

Interior rendering beneath the observatory’s glass canopy — Interior rendering

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