John Salmons - Worksample

Getting to know

S h a d o w P u p p e t T h e a t r e ,A l e x a n d r i a V A

John Salmons

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§  The relationship of Plato’s cave to architecture

§  Defined space § Cave

§  Articulations of light § Natural / Artificial

§  Symbology § The search for truth

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site ANALYSIS§  The search

§  Solar noon §  Occurs at the Sun’s highest point

§  Changes throughout the year

§  Dependent on the site’s longitude and latitude

§  In the U.S., only matches Noon once a year

START OF SPRING START OF SUMMER START OF FALL START OF WINTER

END OF SPRING END OF SUMMER END OF FALL END OF WINTER

N S

N S N S

N S N S

N S N S

N S

51.2°

74.5°

74.5°

51.6°

51.2° 27.7°

50.8°27.7°

JUNE

JUNE MARCH

MARCH

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

DECEMBER

DECEMBER

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program DIAGRAM

summer SOLSTICE

spring EQUINOX

winter SOLSTICE

fall EQUINOX

fall VIGNETTE

summer VIGNETTE

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the PLANS

ground FLOOR

first FLOOR

second FLOOR

roof FLOOR

§  North §  City North

§  The orange area conforms with the city blocks

§  True North §  The purple marks the

direction of north §  This is indicated

through the buildings asymmetrical wall

ground FLOOR

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sections DETAILS

§  The Joint §  Summer

§  Located on the roof §  Pure light §  Shadows surround the

object §  Winter

§  Located on the ground floor

§  Acts as the cave §  Shadows form the object

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the MODELS

Verum ipsum Factum ‘truth is in the made’

or‘we only know what we make’

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-Giambattista Vico