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hanging
erceptions
Curvular forms direct one to a focus point where viewing windows lead to the sky.
“Changing perceptions” is a piece where the focal point is the most important part of the design. The focal point is an
arbitrary point and destination where all the windows will line up, creating a direct view to the sky. The focal point will be
different for each individual because the viewshed depends on the height of the person. The shorter you are, the
closer you need to stand to the piece and the taller you are, the farther back one must stand. By looking through the
windows in the curvular walls it makes one look up towards the sky, representing optimism. When walking around the piece,
people will experience shadows, wind blocks and different viewsheds and eventually standing in front of the ‘window’
viewing the changing perceptions.

Snow Tools:
-Chalk-line
-Spray paint
-Ladder
-Pallet knife
-Barbed wire
-Square and
spaided
-tipped shovel
(large and small)
“Changing Perceptions” -Tape measure
-Hoe
was inspired by St. -Ice pick
Peter’s Square in Vatican, -Mini auger
Rome. When standing at
the fountain focal point
in the courtyard, all the
columns in the square
line up which create
different views and
viewsheds through the
columns. When one moves
to the left or the right
of the focal point, the
columns no longer line
up which creates a
confused row of
columns.

The three photos show how the shadows will change in length and depth as the day goes on.
9 a.m. shadow 12 noon shadow 3 p.m. shadow

The dimensions on the final snow model will change

with climatic issues. Depending on how strong the
winds will be, the tops of the curvular walls will
need to be smaller in order for the base of the wall
to be structurally capable of holding the wall up-
right.
Ankit Rauniyar. Kirsten Staloch. John Huebsch. Ashley Kaisershot