A puddle is something too often overlooked. No more than a void in the ground that allows water in, it modestly reflects something greater than itself, the surrounding context. Like the puddle, all empty space has this quality. Humans move towards these particular places of emptiness just as water gravitates towards low elevations. It is the space between the solid forms where humans inhabit and life occurs. In turn, this space has more of an ability to give people deeper insights into their environment than solid mass does.
I propose an architecture that emphasizes the void over solid mass. We see ourselves in this space, not in walls and buildings surrounding it; therefore it is beneficial to human affairs to take the fullest advantage of this space. It is defined by its context just as bronze is defined within its cast. Hence, space is contingent upon this context’s presence in order to mold itself. This space emerges from its context.
