Santa Chiara.

To recreate the church of Santa Chiara, I identified it as bilaterally symmetric with nesting circles created from a square. By cross-referencing images of the interior and exterior of the church, I was able to generate a section that sweeps along the lineaments to create the final part to whole relationship. The idea of the nesting circles within a simple polygon informed my next areas of research, where I used multiple polygons and revolved other shapes along the circle to create openings and niches. In Grasshopper, these experiments were all parametric with quantifiable values assigned to the sides, scale, and rotation angles of each polygon. From these experiments, I then applied these principles to a building with set programs. This design centers around an open-air courtyard with hallways connecting all the communal programs to promote an experience of community.