Cornell University // Architecture, Art, & Planning
Bachelor of Architecture // Class of 2025
Cornell University // Fall 2020 // ARCH 1101 // SASA ZIKOVIC, FELIX HEISEL // ‘CAPARAZÓN’
Caparazón is the creation of a cube that expresses the tangible smooth — a paradox that dissociates the idea of a cube with its normative definition. I decided a cube was defined by volume. In my model, smoothness then replaces its typical antagonistic edges. More specifically, I used papier mâché to create a texture that mirrors that of a turtle shell. While a turtle shell may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of smoothness, you think of smoothness whenever you touch one, engaging both visual and tactile outlooks. Its extraordinary ridges, which remain supple, are entirely textural — you actually feel smoothness coursing through your fingers and palms.
Caparazón is the creation of a cube that expresses the tangible smooth — a paradox that dissociates the idea of a cube with its normative definition. I decided a cube was defined by volume. In my model, smoothness then replaces its typical antagonistic edges. More specifically, I used papier mâché to create a texture that mirrors that of a turtle shell. While a turtle shell may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of smoothness, you think of smoothness whenever you touch one, engaging both visual and tactile outlooks. Its extraordinary ridges, which remain supple, are entirely textural — you actually feel smoothness coursing through your fingers and palms.
CAPARAZÓN // SHELL