Extinct in the Wild
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A continuous hallway typology that turns circulation into a spatial journey between research, exhibition, and cultivated nature.
Concept
At the center of the project is a greenhouse treated as a living void, always visible but never immediately accessible. Instead of positioning programs around a static courtyard, the design constructs an “endless hallway”, a continuous spatial loop that frames the greenhouse through shifting apertures and thresholds. This narrative corridor becomes both guide and delay, creating anticipation as visitors move through research, exhibition, and storage spaces before arriving at the cultivated core.
Spatial & System Strategy
Programs are organized along a two-level circulation ribbon: the ground floor for public exhibition, learning, and workrooms, and the upper level for controlled environments such as the seed vault and research labs. The hallway does not simply connect these functions; it stages them sequentially, revealing the greenhouse in fragments before allowing full entry. Walls open and compress, ceiling heights fluctuate, and sightlines are choreographed to control perception and tempo, transforming circulation into an experiential timeline between extinction and regeneration.
Circulation Framework
The hallway geometry was developed through sectional modeling, using subtle height shifts and compressed transitions to modulate light, sound, and visibility. I designed the spatial sequence to withhold and reveal, aligning turning points with greenhouse sightlines to maintain constant spatial tension. The greenhouse itself remains visually present across all programs, acting as a fixed point within a moving architectural loop, anchoring both orientation and emotional focus.
Outcomes
By turning circulation into a curatorial device, the project reframes the building not as a container of programs but as an orchestrated journey, where movement becomes education. The work suggests that architecture can operate as a sensorial narrative, making visitors aware of ecological fragility not through signage or exhibition panels, but through spatial sequencing, controlled visibility, and delayed access — designing awareness through experience rather than instruction.
