Lumina

Lumina was commissioned by the University for our Bicentennial celebrations to demonstrate the future of design and fabrication in contrast with our historical on Thomas Jefferson's Academical Village. After a team of graduate designers used parametric visual scripting to create a design, my team cut the polypropylene sheets on a CNC router and constructed the piece using zip tie connections.

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The final product pays homage to Jefferson's Rotunda via an oculus while contrasting the rigidity of the lawn with its unique twisting morphology and stark white color. The piece invites a sense of meandering play through the branched leg structures and proves that the Lawn, while originally designed for use solely by white men in academia, can be a space for all.

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https://www.matsys.design/lumina-pavilion

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Charlottesville, VA

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