Monolithic architecture can be identified as additive or subtractive, ambiguous or iconic, and simple or complex in its way of form making. Consider the stereometry of ancient monolithic structures: their 'oneness' could be achieved whether carved from earth, or laid stone-by-stone. The modern monolith realizes its full expressive potential through a part-to-whole relationship, often with a 'skin' wrapping a system of parts.

This project exploits the physicality of a tectonic system made up of many individual parts that populate the interior of a shell, producing a condition of fragmented space. Amalgamation of these individual parts produces a singular, cohesive whole. Generating a variety of extrusion conditions, this project aims to mediate between the interior and exterior with fragmented poché, and therefore becomes the main architectural event.