Lee M. Gundy

2900 West Basil PlaceTucson, Arizona[520] 870-6344

leemgundy@gmail.com

The Univerity of ArizonaCollege of Architecture + Planning + Landscape efefe

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1040 North Olive RoadTucson, Arizona[520] 621-6751

“We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel; But it is on the space where there is nothing that the utility of the wheel depends.

We turn clay to make a vessel; But it is on the space where there is nothing that the the utility of the vessel depends.

We pierce doors and windows to make a house; But it is on these spaces where there is nothing that the utility of the house depends.

Therefore, just as we take advantage of what is, we should recognize the utility of what is not.”

-Lao-tzu, Tao Te Ching

All Souls Archive

Exploring Tensegrity

Nature and Order

Site Anchor|Site Extension

Table of Contents

All Souls Archive Site Procession

western vista

context: downtown

solstices shadow study onesolstices shadow study two

ArizonaTucson

Rio Nuevo / Downtown District

Menlo ParkCongress St / Frontage Rd

Santa Cruz River Park

parade route

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5

1

2 6

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2

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8

4

3 7

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Investigating the built response to

Body

Material

Program

Process

large exhibit/reception/interior gathering

exhibit

conservation/archive

event/performance/outdoor gathering

restroomoffice/meeting

An economic partially below grade design that makes full use of the excavated earth,

saved for the adobe bricks which are made on site. Locals can take part in this process,

creating a unifying community event where those who celebrate the Day of the Dead

can come together and inscribe names and messages in the brickwork. Combined,

these help further the the metaphor of the walls emerging from the earth, both visual-

ly, due to the local materials, and intellectually, as the devotions to those laid to rest

help raise the space they will be remembered in.

A small museum and exhibition space devoted to and derived from Tucson’s annual All

Souls Procession and traditional desert construction methods. The All Souls Archive is

oriented along the sunrise and sunset axis, regarding sun’s path itself as a metaphor for

life and death, an idea used throughout history. There is an emphasis on the latter half

of this metaphor in the creation of a reflective space that visually impresses the lowered

elevation and reveals the sky via a linear opening, mirrored by a tribute to the river.

The split roof that draws the eye towards the Tucson mountains and often the sunset,

where it meets water, symbolic of the beginnings of life, running back towards the visitor

and emptying into a interactive basin at thier feet.

Earth

Sky

Project

entrance threshold exhibit hall exhibit mainsouthern approach: evening

50 ft

50 ft

plan

section a

section b

Process Site Arizona

Tucson

Historic Mercado District

Sentinel Peak

Quarry

An abandoned volcanic basalt quarry whos product can be seen through-

out Tucson, particuliarly on the Univerity of Arizona Campus.

The exterior presents four orthagonal faces that resemble a cut rock face.

Reintroducing that aesthetic; the walls of the quarry have since

deteriorated into a more natural looking stone.

Explore: Test: Order:

Sensory Studies Perspective Sketches Grid Systems

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A Day and Night Shelter for Two

to eat

to sleep

to cleanse

to store

plan

entrance threshold

section a

section b

northern elevation

eastern elevation

western elevation

northeast axonometric

Project

from inside the quarry

from within the quarry: evening lower level: cleansing and sleeping

Designing on a cliff face presents an interesting opportunity in material gradients, where pro-

gression from the earth to the sky becomes evident

in both the vertical and horizontal.

RetreatThe shelter is a reprieve from both society and technology, just as the quarry is a seclusion from the rest of the desert landscape. An inti-mate relationship is kept with the bare rock face throughout the structure, a constant reminder of the purpose of the building; to shed the com-plexities of urban life and revitalize ones sense and respect of place.

SiteArizonaTucson

University of Arizona

Harvill Plaza

Program:

PublicCreates a space to gather, loiter, and meet.

PrivateCreates spaces for both single occupants and groups.

PathSpecial consideration to the site’s present use:

floweddies

human tendencies

Tensional+IntegrityTensegrity

Buckminster Fuller1895-1983

Nature and Order Analysis Blue Agave

137.5

Derivation Synthesis Screen WallModules

Lee M. Gundy

2900 West Basil PlaceTucson, Arizona[520] 870-6344

lmgundy@gmail.com

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