HINC LUCEM ET POCULA SACRA
Hinc lucem et pocula sacra: from this place we gain enlightment, and precious knowledge. The project title derives from the motto of the University of Cambridge, and is a study of spaces of ‘enlightenment’. By closely examining and drawing sites of knowledge this project looks at the Great Mosque in Cordoba alongside the typology of the Cambridge Gatehouse to explore the monastic cell and the cloister as spaces of learning. Using the geometry found within these studies the work follows the Superstudio notion of the grid to develop a geometric order from. This order is then probed by the possibility of disruption from an external factor.
This project provided the groundwork for the Monastic Motel, which furthers the ideas of the cloister as a space of contemplation and learning.
monastic motel
HINC LUCEM ET POCULA SACRA
Hinc lucem et pocula sacra: from this place we gain enlightment, and precious knowledge. The project title derives from the motto of the University of Cambridge, and is a study of spaces of ‘enlightenment’.
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By closely examining and drawing sites of knowledge this project looks at the Great Mosque in Cordoba alongside the typology of the Cambridge Gatehouse to explore the monastic cell and the cloister as spaces of learning. Using the geometry found within these studies the work follows the Superstudio notion of the grid to develop a geometric order from. This order is then probed by the possibility of disruption from an external factor.
This project provided the groundwork for the Monastic Motel, which furthers the ideas of the cloister as a space of contemplation and learning.
monastic motel