Historic Architecture

Sculpture #1

Lightner Museum x Casa Monica Hotel

paper, basal wood

Inspiration

Lightner Museum

1888

The Lightner Museum was designed by John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings, and was formerly known as the Hotel Alcazar. The hotel was commissioned by Henry Flagler.

Casa Monica Hotel

1888

The Casa Monica Hotel opened in 1988 and was owned by Franklin W. Smith, but he later sold it to Henry Flagler. It was abandoned during the Great Depression and turned into a courthouse until it was restored in the 1990s.

When looking at the Lightner Museum there were many arched windows, so I wanted to incorporate that into my sculpture as well as the overall shape of the courtyard. So, I decided to have four towers that are all connected by walls to create an enclosed space. Then both buildings featured a cylindrical shape coming out of them, and I wanted to make that front and center for my building. The Casa Monica Hotel has these areas at the front of the building that protrude out, so I wanted to make this element out of small pieces of wood. Lastly, I wanted to incorporate the edges of roof of the Casa Monica Hotel into my work.

Sculpture #2

Casa Monica Hotel x Memorial Presbyterian Church

paper, gold paint, brown acrylic paint

Inspiration

Casa Monica Hotel

1888

The Casa Monica Hotel opened in 1988 and was owned by Franklin W. Smith, but he later sold it to Henry Flagler. It was abandoned during the Great Depression and turned into a courthouse until it was restored in the 1990s.

Memorial Presbyterian Church

1889

The Memorial Presbyterian Church was built by Henry Flagler in 1889 and dedicated to his daughter, Jennie Louise Benedict, in 1890. It was designed by John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings, and it is heavily inspired by the Basilica of St. Mark in Venice, Italy.

I decided to use the detail of the roof on sculpture #2 as well, and I wanted to use the spiral detail of the pillars at the fronts of the buildings in my sculpture. Then, I wanted to include the carved circle above the doors at the Memorial Presbyterian Church. I also took inspiration from the front door and chose to paint the front doors of my building brown. Lastly, I chose to use gold paint for contrast and a pop of color because of the yellow accents on the Memorial Presbyterian Church.