The series of drawings was for a university project. A set 16x16m site and 16 load bearing columns was given, a swell as a requirement for a sub and super-terranean building with 7 or more fully enclosed rooms. The building is inspired by the the Lyceum, Aristotle’s school/garden, where he would engage in philosophical debate with his students while on a stroll. Additionally, the building is also inspired by M.C Escher’s famous artwork Relativity , which depicts ascending and descending stairs within a world absent of gravity.

As a study space, the building functions to allow students to converse and engage in dialogue whilst having the mental and physical fluidity reflected in the surrounding environment. It is easy to feel cooped up in the enclosed walls of the library, therefore the proposal for the Aristotelian Study Garden serves as a fluid space where students can ponder without bounds.