Jereth SeneseSelected WorksPratt Institute School of Architecture
Jereth SeneseSelected Architecture+ArtPratt Institute School of Architecture2011. 2012.
p 1 Jereth Senese. Selected Architecture + Art.
False Liberation. Fall 2011
Technics. The Cantilever and the Wall Apparatus.
Fall 2011
Representation I. Fall 2011
Torus House. Spring 2012
Torntunnel. Spring 2012
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Development
2D Compositions evolved into Complex interlocking wood joints
The Concept of transversal was present in all the iterations of the block, with each providing a motion in all three axes.
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The Final Dwelling situated on its site
The Black and White Composition
p 7 False Liberation. Fall 2011
North Section Cut
East Section Cut
False Liberation. Fall 2011p 9
p 11 Into the Crossing. 2011
Technics. The Cantilever and the
Wall Apparatus
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A House For Calder
p 59 House For Calder. Fall 2012
A Homage to Calder
p 61 House For Calder. Fall 2012
A House For Wave HillSituated at Wave Hill in the Bronx the site has a awarded a rare NYC commision, a house in the woods.
Placed amongst a series of century old buildings, and at the top of a grassy slope, you’re awarded views of the
hudson river as a backdrop to thepermanent art collection at Wave Hill. The commission for this spot, a house
for a master artist, needs to capitalize on these natural features, not impede on the natural beauty of the site,
and create a new destination that is worthy of becoming an object on this natural landscape.
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A House For Alexander Calder As A House for Alexander Calder to live and
work in for months at a time, I saw the opportunity
to take advantage of who Calder aws as an artist,
in order to create a house that he might not only
enjoy living in, but capitalize on the traits of his
ZRUNV���VSHFL¿FDOO\��WKH�PRELOH���,�HQYLVLRQHG�HDFK�programme of the house strung from an oversized
roof structure as if pieces on a mobile. There rooms
would come as heavy objects, and be strung together
by lightweight catwalks, delicate and transparent.
The functions of living exist on one side of the great L
formation, while the needs of the studio exist on the
opposite side.
As you arrive to the site, you are presented
with a structure that sits at the level of your feet, its
ORZ�SUR¿OH�REVFXUHV�WKH�VL]H�RI�WKLV�REMHFW��DQG�\RX�¿QG�LW�GLI¿FXOW�WR�FRPSUHKHQG�WKH�VWUXFWXUH���+RZHYHU��as you move closer you arrive upon a cutout in the
ODQG��DV�DV�\RX�ORRN�GRZQ�\RX�VWDUH�LQWR�D�UHÀHFWLQJ�pool, that stretches from your feet, all the way into the
underside of the structure, and as you look further you
can see the underside of the structure. It is no longer
an uncomprehensible object, but you can now realize
the delicate structure of the house that sits below
the roof. From here the elements of the house are
LQYHUWHG��DQG�DV�\RX�VWDUH�LQWR�WKH�UHÀHFWLQJ�SRRO�WKH�sky sits below the house, which sits below the ground,
and as Calder is able to achieve with the mobile, you
are now able to shift your perspective on the sky and
space.
As you proceed to enter the house, you
arrive at the entry to the building, a level pathway
that pierces into the roof, and acts as the only visible
disruption to its clean orthagonal roof form. As you
follow the path the walls of the roof elevate above
your head, until you are no longer at ground level,
though you have not climbed any ramps or steps.
You arrive above the living room to a vast expanse of
JUHHQ�LQ�IURQW�RI�\RX��DQG�IRU�D�PRPHQW�\RX�DUH�À\LQJ���You descend the staircase into a house that sits
DPRQJ�WKH�WUHHV��RIIHULQJ�PDJQL¿HG�YLHZV�RI�WKH�OXVK�landscape, a natural arrival for Calder, who’s other
homes suggest that this natural environment away
from the bustle of the city is his true element in which
WR�ZRUN�LQ���+HUH�\RX�VWDUH�GRZQ�DW�WKH�UHÀHFWLQJ�SRRO�and see the sky, and amidst this backdrop there is
inspiration for a mobile or a stabile. You understand
at this moment, that this is a house for Calder.
7KH�UHÀHFWLQJ�SRRO�VHUYHV�WR�QRW�RQO\�UHÀHFW�WKH�VN\��EXW�DOVR�SUHVHQWV�DQ�opportunity to display an artwork by calder, and a rare opportunity to have his
work displayed on water.
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$�&XWRXW�LQ�WKH�URRI�DERYH�WKH�UHÀHFWLQJ�SRRO�DOORZV�UDLQZDWHU�WKDW�FROOHFWV�RQ�WKH�URRI�WR�FDVFDGH�LQWR�WKH�SRRO�EHORZ���There is now, amongst the columns of wood, a column of water.
7KH�UHÀHFWLQJ�SRRO�DOORZV�D�YLHZ�DQG�XQGHUVWDQGLQJ�RI�WKH�FDWZDONV�DQG�YROXPHV�WKDW�FDQQRW�EH�VHHQ�IURP�eye level, and further changes the relationship between the sky and the structure, changing their interaction
House For Calder. Fall 2012p 67
The entry into the structure, which takes you from ground level, and while staying at the same elevation, transitions you to
a perch amongst the trees.
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