BASED OFF OF ITALO CALVINO’S ‘INVISIBLE CITIES’, I WAS TASKED TO SYNTHESIZE THE CITY OF OCTAVIA. DESCRIBED AS A SUSPENDED CITY BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAINS. KNOWN AS THE SPIDERWEB CITY AND ON TOP OF A DEEP TERRAIN. AS ONE OF MY FIRST BIG PROJECTS. I CHOSE TO THINK ABOUT IT VERY LOGICALLY BUT ALSO WAS INSPIRED BY A CRYSTAL THAT I HAD. THE SPEC’S OF SUNLIGHT WHEN REFLECTED, CAN BE SEEN AS A BEACON OR GUIDING LIGHT. USING THAT AND THE FACT THAT A MOUNTAIN CAN BE WHERE THE ENTRANCES ARE LOCATED. I DESIGNED A COMMUNITY CENTER. WHERE ALL INHABITANTS ARE FUNNELED THROUGH THE SUSPENDED CITY. THUS, MAKING THIS STRUCTURE INTENTIONAL, PRACTICAL AND LOGICAL FOR THIS FICTIONAL CITY.