Project by Hanwen(Mia) Miao @hwmiao.mia + Haoming(Judy) Zhu @frrenchfries
The project begins with the idea of the curve as both a spatial gesture and a structural strategy. Instead of using walls only as boundaries, the design allows the wall to bend, thicken, and transform. The curved brick wall becomes the main architectural element: it guides circulation, divides space, filters sunlight, supports the building, and sometimes becomes furniture. Through this continuous gesture, the curve softens the relationship between rooms and creates a more fluid way of moving through the building. Brick gives the curve weight, texture, and a sense of permanence, while the structural assembly allows it to perform as both enclosure and support. In this project, to curve is not only to shape a wall, but to create a spatial experience where material, structure, light, and inhabitation are integrated into one continuous architectural language.
