1. Natural Systems formal concept:
Lithification:
The process in which layers of sediment compress, transform, and
cement into rock; a natural process that creates a “mineral archive”.
Marblization study
interior/exterior massing & façade conceptual studies
Layering study
3. How does an art archive catalog a flock of pollution-sensing robotic pigeons, a website from
1992 that let visitors control the electrode-fired muscle twitches of a dead frog suspended in
mineral oil, or a dot-matrix printer that has been programmed to screech out melodies like “I
Heard It Thru The Grapevine” or “Oh, Susanna!”?
Interior Rendering by Richard Fisher, M. Arch/MLA 2015, et. Al. Physical Model by Alexander Holstein, M. Arch 2014, et. Al.
Physical Model by Alexander Holstein, M. Arch 2014, et. Al.
4. Using formal languages of “layering”, “ordering”, and “compression”, this proposal packs modular rolling archives
towards the solid ends of the plan, and creates a gradient of disorder towards the center that results in a flexible
sequence of spaces for study and equipment repair, staging, separate installations, and rotating open galleries. PennDesign ARCH602 Ben Krone Studio // Philadelphia, PA 2012
FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS
RHIZOME ARCHIVE
