2366 Liloa Rise
Honolulu, Hawaii
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
1995 AIA HONOLULU STUDENT DESIGN AWARDS
| Design of an architectural faculty
housing based on a set of complex programmatic requirements and a
severely sloped site.
|
 Parti'.
|
| Makai and Mauka: From Formal
to Informal.
The journey begins at the front Gazebo and eventually climaxes at the Library where the building perches over a rockwall with a series of waterfalls that trickle down and over massive boulders. Along the way up, one experiences two major spaces: the Makai (Sea) Courtyard and the Mauka (Mountain) Courtyard.
|
 A formal organization of design elements--qualities of a planned urban space--takes shape at the Makai Courtyard. The stairs that separates the two courtyards is analogous to a hiking trail in which a person climbs up to a higher plateau and there discovers two major vantage views: the Rockwall/ Waterfall towards the mauka direction and Diamond Head and Waikiki towards the makai direction. |
 |
 At the Mauka Courtyard, the Rockwall/ Waterfall formation and the "Floating Stairs" leading up to the Library becomes an event-- a celebration of space; a backdrop for special events such as student presentations and design juries. |
 |
Interior.
The spaces within each unit are held together horizontally and vertically by an indoor garden that also becomes the unit's interior focal point.
|
