COLLECTIVE HEARTH

#003

Location. Zebulon, NC
Type. Pavilion / Public Structure Studying Domestic Typologies
When. Fall 2025

Collective Hearth is a pavilion inspired by rural Black domestic traditions, reinterpreting the layout of Southern homes where daily life unfolds through shared rituals rather than formal divisions. The project is influenced by personal memories of manufactured homes that expanded incrementally over time, using the hearth as both a physical and social anchor.

Instead of functioning as a singular, enclosed room, the hearth is regarded as a gathering space that fosters conversation, visibility, and a sense of collective presence. Movement and engagement happen simultaneously, allowing visitors to observe, join in, or step back without leaving the shared environment.

By transforming these domestic relationships into a public framework, the pavilion translates interior rituals into an open structure. Here, architecture is understood not as a static object but as an evolving spatial record shaped by memory, material, and lived experience.

DOMESTIC PRECEDENT

DESIGN PROCESS

FINAL PAVILION PLAN

SECTION AA

APPROACH

ENTRY THRESHOLD

INTERIOR FIELD

GATHERING SPACES

CONVERSATION PIT

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