Arch. Gallery
Spatial remodeling
A gallery and café for the Cal Poly Architecture Department, built to push interdisciplinary exchange.
Flexible interior galleries take small works while an adjacent outdoor courtyard hosts large-scale installations. Cantilevered walkways and a glass-enclosed elevator improve circulation and keep the levels visually connected.
Photovoltaic shade structures shelter the café terrace, so passive comfort and renewable generation come from the same move. A pivot-hinged door sequence defines the entry and pulls visitors from the street into the building.
The shade structure and PV panel array were driven by a Grasshopper definition, which let the roof geometry and panel rotation resolve together.
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