Dancing with Landscape | Isle of Portland, UK | Unit 21 | 2022

zofia.lipowska.20@ucl.ac.uk

The human body inspired the programme of a dance studio located between Bowers Quarry and Tout Sculpture Park. The main inspiration for the project are the cliffs and boulders of the area, and how the landscape influences our moves, for example in how we support ourselves with a rock and the ways we experience stone by touch. The programme includes dance studio facilities, a kinetic sculpture Park, and a performance space that faces the beautiful scenery of the the English Channel.

Looking For Balance

Exploring the idea of balancing stone sculptures and setting them in motion by manipulating their centre of mass. The change is caused by removing or adding material and changing their density.

Structure of the Building and Moving Sculpture

Grasshopper script applied to a 3D model of a sculpture predicting its movement as it interacts with visitors.

Plans and Section

The lowest floor of the building is set in the rock and covered by a roof inspired by the form of the landscape.