AAE/LAND 280 Design Foundation II:

de[MONSTR]ative Architectures Apotheosis of the Unfamiliar


Prof. Alberto de Salvatierra

Fall 2019

Crossota Norvegica, Deep-Red Jellyfish

Photo Credit: https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/deep-red-jellyfish

The concept behind this project was to create a physical wooden dowel model adjoined with foam board and baby’s breath for vegetation, to create a temporary space that would be placed on the University’s Campus as an art installation. The design of the model was to be inspired by peculiar and intricate wildlife creatures in which the word “MONSTER” was utilized as a substitute due to the assigned creatures unique appearances as well as abilities. Hence the play on words in the title of the project (de[MONSTR]ative). I was assigned the Deep-Red Jellyfish also known as the Crossota Norvegica. I studied and analyzed the movements of this particular jelly fish and came across two ideas that led me to this design implementation. When a jelly fish moves through the waters of the sea all of it’s tendrils move in conjunction propelling the jelly fish towards it’s desired direction. I was able to illustrate that in this model using the supporting dowels upward projection towards the sky, representing movement and direction. The second idea were the layers of the jelly fish. Jellyfish are comprised of three layers. The layers on Deep-Red Jellyfish are easily identifiable that being the translucent outer surface layer that serves as a protection barrier called the epidermis, the red interior layer mesoglea, and the final layer the gastrodermis. I sampled this by creating an identical wooden dowel model smaller in scale that would fit within the larger wooden dowel model. With this I was able to create a space within a space, within another space, simulating that same idea of layering.

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