Anima-Forum
Anima-Forum
Anima-Forum translates the principles of animation into a public gathering space for CCA’s new animation program. Animation as an art form relies on the phenomenon of persistence of vision—an image, followed by a blank interval, followed by a new image—that is perceived by the eye as continuous movement. This intentional gap allows the eye to adjust, transforming a sequence of static frames into the illusion of life. The idea of something, followed by nothing, followed by something shifted, becomes the construction logic of the architectural intervention. Drawing from Disney’s twelve principles of animation and the digital workflows of Maya, the project explores how movement, repetition, proportion, and transformation can generate an architectural identity. The space functions both as a place to gather and as a gallery for student work, creating an environment in which production and exhibition become part of a shared spatial experience. Three animated characters—a swan, a scorpion, and a slug—serve as geometric and material studies that establish the project’s visual language. Their forms are abstracted into a series of frames made of stacked wood slats that repeat, shift, and transform through space. A material palette inspired by the Disney character Tigger is reinterpreted through neon orange, maple, and walnut-veneer plywood, pairing saturated color with the warmth and grain of wood. Through drawing, geometry, and material experimentation, the project asks how the logic of animation can move beyond the screen and become a generative framework for architecture.