Double Exposure

A competition entry for the Rotch Travelling Scholarship, where a staged showroom is viewed through lenses of a dwelling unit, selected as finalist in 2020

Double Exposure is an accessory dwelling unit in Boston’s suburbs. Through the architectural device of a large picture window, the dwelling is re-examined as a showcase of domesticity, concealing three residential units behind a staged furniture showroom. The project borrows from Beatriz Colomina’s essay of the same name, and her analysis of Dan Graham’s Alteration to a Suburban House. The building is sliced by a one-way mirror, which performs both as a backdrop to the furniture showroom and a lens for residences to gain visibility and hide behind. Inside the residences, one’s garments perform as a curtain to remedy the sensation of exposure. Living quarters are illuminated by television screens and mirrors projecting outer, inner dimensions.

See related work Proscenium.

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Image Credit: Abigail Chang

Recognition: Awarded Competition Finalist