Fused quotes

"A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections- a mere heart of stone"
-Charles Darwin

"There is no part of my life, upon which I can look back without pain."
-Florence Nightingale

Fused Quote
"Whether one is intellectually outstanding or not so, the emotions that are experienced when discovering something revolutionary are the same. There may be much pain and sorrow from failure, yet one must suppress these feelings...a mere heart of stone"

-The way I think this fused quote relates to my combined cubes, is through the lighting especially in Florence Nightingale's space. Enclosing the light with a desk like figure, allows heavy, bold shadowing, and I believe captures that notion oh emotional pain-Florence's quote, yet in this figure we can also incorporate Darwin's quote, as one must not have any emotions, and keep them all to oneself.

Explaining each individual space to the quote it was based on...
With Nightingale's quote, she has a very sinister look upon her past, incorporating some sort of pain. I interpreted this notion of pain both physical and emotionally. The cut and extrude of the box is meant to portray physical pain, as well as the bar inside the main room (top floor). As for the emotional pain, I tried to capture it in the lighting, where darkness surrounds her, but she was still shining. However, I didn’t really like this sense of pain, so above the bar, I placed blue, as it is my favourite colour :P, lights to signify that there is always hope for a better life later in life, which I also tried to present through the two rooms, one being lit up, the other darker with the light appearing from specific places.

I tried to relate Darwin's space directly to his quote through texture, and simplicity. To have no wishes, no affections, is bland and dull, hence the simple texture, and form of the building. It is bare for this reason. When one is discovering something, one must start from the basics, the bottom and work their way up to the prize. I tried to convey this message through the ramp spiraling around the simple form.