UNKNOWN AND UNVEILED

The proposed museum serves as a connection node between past and present as well as contrasting demographics, underrepresented and represented. The general form is defined by four main moves: bury, frame, connect, and reveal. These moves serve as an homage to the LA Rebellion and how the community’s Black filmmakers framed the rebellion as a necessary response to Hollywood narratives and inequality faced by marginalized communities within the area of the arts. By framing and connecting the museum, the project reacts to the varying modes of transportation and pedestrian accesses, varying wealth demographics, and acts as a barrier toward noise pollution in the area. With user uncovering in mind, the major moments of the scheme include slanted walls for neighboring pedestrians to view into the underground archives, screening rooms framing the site as a first impression point to visitors, and a large open air public space above the ground floor which is hidden by the perimeter frame and sloped exterior rooms. Concealed behind the museum‘s sharp angles, the courtyard reveals a lush, soft garden as a tribute to the LA Rebellion films, Daughters of the Dust (1991) and Compensation (1999). Ultimately, the experience for the user is meant to bring about curiosity and uncovering in the filmmakers’ sphere.