OBS-INT-014
Rose Uniacke — Surface as Continuity
Surface as Continuity
OBS-INT-014
Rational Surfaces
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Rose Uniacke
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Stair reads as surface. Transitions remain unmarked.

Surface as Continuity

Rose Uniacke — Surface as Continuity

Vertical circulation is treated as a continuous surface.

Transitions remain unmarked.

Material tone is consistent.

What remains unbroken?

Surfaces are often segmented to articulate movement or change.

Here they extend without interruption.

Transitions remain unmarked.

What remains unbroken is surface held as a single condition.

Difference never becomes emphasis.

Structural Concepts

Rational Surfaces
Surfaces are governed by rules, systems, and controlled variation.
Surface
The outer layer where material, light, and touch meet.
Plane
A flat, extended surface used to organize form.
Sequence
An ordered progression of forms, events, or views.
Proportion
The relationship of size and measure between parts.
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