ABSTRACT
This piece considers how ambiguous enclosures can open up space for architectural propositions that question traditional notions of domesticity and relations within American building practices. The act of opening up a space for multiple interpretations through the production of ambiguity can lead to many different types of misinterpretation. Rather than producing vagueness, these projects aim to cultivate ambiguity through a high level of formal fidelity. This approach draws from the ideas behind William Empson’s Seven Types of Ambiguity, where different nuances within ambiguity are articulated typologically.
