SHOP

Richardson Building Renovation/Expansion and Murphy Institute Relocation, Academic Building and Research Center

SHoP’s design proposal for The Murphy Institute/Richardson Building at Tulane University reveals the performative aspect of enclosure; its ability to separate and bind, to wrap and open, to conceal and expose. The life of a building does not begin and end at its facade. Its effects reverberate within its programs as well as across the connective tissues of its environment. In the same way rooms do not only affect the spaces they hold, their proximities and order resonate through building systems, use patterns, and image identification. These systems can be targeted and used to create an intelligent presence in an environment that can simultaneously and expeditiously accomplish multiple goals.