3h57m

title
discipline
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with guidance from
of walls and shades
architecture
conceptual design
Cambridge, MA
2023

iñaki ábalos
renata sentkiewicz
 “i went to the woods because i wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if i could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when i came to die, discover that i had not lived.”
- henry david thoreau, “walden”, 1854

this archival building harmonizes with nature, aiming to reshape archival architecture by integrating natural elements while offering both aesthetic and functional value. through this nature-embraced design, the project evokes transcendentalism, revealing parallels across different contexts, scales, and climates. the most profound moments arise when modern structures meet primitive huts, creating a powerful architectural dialogue with nature.