original dudley courtyard [photo circa 1979]
original dudley courtyard [photo circa 1979]
early concept sketches
early concept sketches
The underutilized spaces surrounding Dudley's existing courtyard are employed
 to create three interrelated precincts: the forecourt, the grove, and the allee.
The underutilized spaces surrounding Dudley's existing courtyard are employed
to create three interrelated precincts: the forecourt, the grove, and the allee.
THE FORECOURT: The northernmost space, affectionately christened the forecourt, is transformed
 into an animated entry for the Dudley complex as well as an exterior theater space. Housing long-standing
 traditions such as pumpkin carve and dog days, this area centers around a massive screen that is also
 able to project films or exhibit the inventive work of the design school out to the campus.
THE FORECOURT: The northernmost space, affectionately christened the forecourt, is transformed
into an animated entry for the Dudley complex as well as an exterior theater space. Housing long-standing
traditions such as pumpkin carve and dog days, this area centers around a massive screen that is also
able to project films or exhibit the inventive work of the design school out to the campus.
THE GROVE: Just up the stairs from the theater, the courtyard becomes a space characterized by a shady 
grove of trees, intimate gathering areas, moveable chairs, and a rich ground plane of grasses and forbs.
THE GROVE: Just up the stairs from the theater, the courtyard becomes a space characterized by a shady
grove of trees, intimate gathering areas, moveable chairs, and a rich ground plane of grasses and forbs.
existing courtyard space
existing courtyard space
existing allee area
existing allee area
ALLEE: The western terrace is linked by an allee of flowering understory trees stretching from the edge
 of Dudley Hall, along the facade of a proposed music building addition, and overlooking the
 Loblolly Pine grove of Grave's amphitheater. Stripes of hedges, grasses, and forbs define a series of 
smaller rooms for gathering and outdoor dining beneath the finely textured canopy.
ALLEE: The western terrace is linked by an allee of flowering understory trees stretching from the edge
of Dudley Hall, along the facade of a proposed music building addition, and overlooking the
Loblolly Pine grove of Grave's amphitheater. Stripes of hedges, grasses, and forbs define a series of
smaller rooms for gathering and outdoor dining beneath the finely textured canopy.