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Sheltering Roof

Opening context:
Wings of Light, Cascade of Roofs

Conflict

The roof plays a primal role in our lives. The most primitive buildings are nothing but a roof. If the roof is hidden, if its presence cannot be felt around the building, or if it cannot be used, then people will lack a fundamental sense of shelter.

Resolution

Slope the roof or make a vault of it, make its entire surface visible, and bring eaves of the roof down low, as low as 6 feet at places like the entrance, where people pause. Build the top story of each wing right into the roof so that the roof does not only cover it, but actually surrounds it.

Closing context:
Roof Vaults, Bulk Storage, Arcades, Gallery Surround, Dormer Windows