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Cellular Collisions

M.Arch Core Studio
City College of New York (CUNY)
Prof. Brad Horn
2019

How can we learn from medieval monastic architecture when designing for collective living?


Nestled into a hill in Chatham, NY, Cellular Collisions explores whether the perceived disadvantages of cohabitation might be transformed into assets that spur housemates to reconsider their relationships with each other. The project considers the following questions:

(1) What if the boundaries among private, collective, and public spaces become more porous?
(2) How are we to conceive of the personal in a space that prioritizes the communal?
(3) How might small, monastic bedrooms allow for individual contemplation while encouraging housemates to spend time in one another’s company?

Exterior perspective Spatial diagram Concept sketches Floor plan Section Model



Giuliana Vaccarino Gearty

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Giuliana is an architect and researcher of cultural landscapes. Her projects span across eras and oceans, from cooperative housing in Sweden to the reuse of tuna fisheries in Sicily. Giuliana’s research has received multiple awards, including the Robert A. M. Stern Travel Fellowship and the University of Chicago Feitler Prize. Her work has been published in the edited volume Tradition and Invention, Dezeen, and PLATFORM. She lives and works in New Orleans.