This project is located on top of a natural rock formation called El Morro near the city of Grants, New Mexico. The program is a sanctum sanctorum – a very private or secret place. It is a place for contemplation and understanding.

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The project aimed to help our understanding of architectural fundamentals such as tectonic and stereotomic elements. We began by creating conceptual models demonstrating basic architectural elements through our concepts. Furthermore, we were tasked with a hand drawing of our concept with graphite on 72’’ x 24’’ stonehenge paper. For the final, the architectural drawings are hand drafted.

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The final model is constructed out of clear acrylic, basswood, and rockite. These materials are metaphors of the elements to my concept. The acrylic visualized the ethereal sky, rockite visualized the dominance of the earth, and basswood as a medium for what is in between.