Author(s)/Creator(s)

Ying Na Li
Rachel Ly
Skylar Sun

Document Type

Thesis, Senior

Degree

B. ARCH

Date

Spring 5-2022

Keywords

Identity, Domestic, Ritual, Reconciliation, Chinese American, Food Practices

Language

English

Disciplines

Architecture

Description/Abstract

The Domestic sphere of the Chinese American home is a promising site where continuous identities and memories of routine name are at play. In the kitchen, engaging in rituals of food making - a natural home endeavor- fosters reconnection and reconciliation with a past identity long forgotten. Architectural extrapolation is then seen through means of practices like fermenting vegetables and observation of domestic rituals between the individuals and their surroundings - whether it be the orchestration of food (the process), the jar in which the vegetables and brine rest (the vessel), or the patterns of kitchen utilities being used (the environment). From defamiliarizing these built constructs, we aim to challenge the often independent and disconnected nature of pickling by focusing on reconstructing objects made for Chinese American diaspora. These objects will be constructed to reflect their emerging sensibilities, providing intrinsic comfort in the practices they dictate and serving as a living heirloom echoing forgotten identity.

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