For the Capstone Design series investigation in Arqpoli (Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture), I further investigated the use of special effects and illusion in architecture. Working off of Norman M. Klein's concept of the scripted space, the design project for ARCH-5010 set the conceptual basis for the design of an airport expansion project for McCarran International Airport's domestic check-in, retail, and baggage claim areas.

3d model. View from atop the Scala Regia, Vatican City.

3d model. View from below the Scala Regia, Vatican City.

Plan and section of the Scala Regia, Vatican City.

The link for the whole document can be found here: ARCH-5010 Scripted Space, Scripted World. This is the written investigation that led to the design projects of ARCH-5020 and ARCH-5030, which can be seen in the ARCHITECTURE page of this website under Capstone Design.