A public building with a double life.
Gentle Monument combines a community library and a railway station. A linear reading room bridges the two, making waiting, reading, and moving through the city part of one continuous public experience.
Gentle Monument
A community library and train station connected by a shared public life.
Solidity outside. Openness within.
Large sliding metal panels allow a seemingly solid volume to open into a greenhouse-like space. The project studies how form can offer a recognizable civic presence while remaining adaptable, generous, and connected to its surroundings.
Architecture as a framework for collective life.
Developed in the fall 2024 Harvard GSD studio taught by Angelo Lunati. The project brings together adaptive reuse, public infrastructure, and an environmentally responsive intermediate space.