Final Model

Based on the approach AB drawings and the hybrid drawing generated.

I start to treat shadows as planes that one side is dark and the other is light.

White represents quality of exterior 

Grey represents quality of partial interior 

Dark represents fully enclosed space

Exploration of the relationship between solids and planes

Based the idea of shadows overlapping creating darker tone, an interior overlapping another creates a fully enclosed space.

Towards Final

Reflection from midterm critic

- The idea of global and local division is not clear
- Reflect the concept of blurred boundary more

Revised Design Approaches

Design approach A
Creased planes suggesting interiority/ creating shifting thresholds

Design approach B
Inverting overlapping shadows dividing regions of light and dark 

Hybrid
Inverting creasing shadows blurring interior and exterior

Since the interior space in the approach A model is never truly enclosed, the boundary between inside and outside is suggested by shadow. The gradient of shadow creates a soft threshold. 
This can be considered as shadow 'locally' dividing.

Picture above can be considered as shadow 'globally' dividing.

Midterm

Approach A

Accumulating repetitive elements suggesting interiority/ creating shifting thresholds

Creasing Stacking Shifting

Within one component, planes being folded, forming an open 'C' and a closed 'C', creating an open void and a partially enclosed void. Matching the side of components and shifting the side back and forth each time.

The extending surfaces of the enclosed spaces become transition between outside and inside. Gradient of shadows are produced as the same time.

Axially Rotating, clamping

Rotating clamps creating intertwined void spaces. Different orientations of entering the folly bring different spacial experiences. Within defined interior, space suddenly expands from a very compressed entrance.-----opening space existing in interior----blurring the boundary.

Approach B

Colliding global division with local division

Funneling, labyrinthing
Large vertical planes globally dividing, small horizontal planes locally dividing. 

Light study of the model refined the previous idea of shadow. By orienting the light source in different directions, shadows can be treated as projections of the model, dividing regions in a more uniting way. Because the model itself is scattered and fragmented, shadows can help with dividing the whole thing into 1 or 2 or 3 regions.