Function dictates form. From light comes everything.

This project won multiple awards, including Design Citation Award from American Institute of Architects.

The Granite Sanctuary in Vermont houses a public sanctuary, an entry vestibule, a conference room, an outdoor gathering space, and two restrooms. The project is an application of subtractive architecture, where space and meaning are created by stripping away the material. The two building elements are stone and sunlight. Carving graphite creates habitable space, while light defines each space. The building tells a very simple story. Granite is everlasting and enduring. Natural light is ever changing and transformational. The two contrasting elements can produce harmony.

The photos below are of actual hand renderings and a physical model.

This project was completed as student work at Kansas State University.