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A Piece of a Commune

Princeton University
Studio: Michael Meredith
Spring 2025

Architectural Design

From day one of this studio the students began crafting the foundation of what eventually becmae the proposal for a commune on the site of William Morris’s Kelmscott Manor. Meetings, discussions, disputes and deliberations about the values and constitution of the commune came before the thought of any design. Alas, a commune that rejects the standardization of the time arose. Each design was created with the idea that time is felt, not through clocks, but through the natural elements and the self-ascribed routine of activities. This design is one of 11 programs on the site. A fabrication studio where the members of the commune can create, and share their creations. Later, as the commune continues to grow, a ramp is added that navigates public guests around the structure and then pierces them through the interior, forcing viewers to encounter the fabrication that occurs on the site.

At the conclusion of the project, all 11 participants of the commune contributed to designing and installing a public exhibition to review the projects as a collection of models and drawings in the format of an archive.

01 Axonometric

02 Roof Plan

03 Floor Plan

04 Elevations

05 Sections

06 Details

07 Furniture Design

Commune Site Plan: Stage 0
(drawn w/ Leti Ryder)

Commune Site Plan: Stage 1
(drawn w/ Leti Ryder)

Commune Site Plan: Stage 2
(drawn w/ Leti Ryder)

Commune Site Plan: Stage 3
(drawn w/ Leti Ryder)

Zoom in Site Plan
(drawn w/ Leti Ryder)

Zoom in Site Plan
(drawn w/ Leti Ryder)

Zoom in Site Plan
(drawn w/ Leti Ryder)