ARCH 322 WINTER 2025
STUDENT
Olivia Ott
PROFESSOR
Francesca Mavaracchio
This one-story basketball fieldhouse embodies the concept of introversion through spatial organization and selective views. Set within a square footprint and partially embedded in the ground, the building turns inward, concealing the court from exterior view. An outer ring of support programs forms a protective perimeter around a sunken basketball court. Exterior openings allow views into the exterior ring of programs, but never into the court itself. A catwalk encircles the court at grade, providing access to the court and a controlled visual spectacle of the central space. The project prioritizes interior focus and layered thresholds, reinforcing an introspective environment.