Shelterskinspeed : last bastion for the reclusive brooding man
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Author(s)
Matelic, Paul Kevin
Advisor(s)
Wellington Reiter.
Alternative Title
Shelter skin speed : last bastion for the reclusive brooding man
Date Issued
1994
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
The dream of the twentieth century man is disappearing into the realm of the next millennium. His world is both far -reaching and unreachable. Technological transmission has begun to collapse global distance and scale, creating alternative and deceptive work-home relationships. The middle ground of suburban America, created mostly by the automobility of the common worker, is increasingly evolving into a devoid and meaningless setting . Nowhere is the dreamer or the mystic so alone then within the conformity and uniformity of the social norm. "Shelterskinspeed" describes a design direction based in the study of warehouse/homes for the alternative individual. A large volume architectural space utilizing steel, glass, and concrete in raw industrial bays is the new stage for the old modern man . A homestead setting for work, living and emotional play transcends the notion of the "house as a machine for living" into the "house as static vehicle." The spirit of this thesis lies trapped within the tangled forest of a depressed cynical psyche. His home is his castle and his imaginary defense against the demons of his mind. Reclusive and brooding, the new world man ponders his fate and existence from this last bastion of security. He wears his home as the quest knight resides in his armor.
Description
Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-50).
Subjects
Architecture.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
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