!Parasite! is a parasitic architectural addition designed to attach to HOST BUILDING along Montana State University’s Campus, treating the existing building as both infrastructure and narrative host.
The proposal expands the building’s public interface by reworking the entry condition into a 250 sf lobby/vestibule and introducing a new 1,000 sf reading room conceived as a shared resource space for studying, gathering, and quiet retreat.
Support spaces—private office (100 sf), storage (80 sf), two accessible restrooms (approx. 2×45 sf), mechanical (about 100 sf), and electrical (60–80 sf)—are compacted to free the primary volume for light, seating, and circulation.
A designed stair becomes the project’s organizing spine, providing additional egress while staging framed views and moments of encounter between host and parasite.
A vertically continuous curtainwall system is integrated across at least two floors, signaling the insertion on the campus facade while tuning transparency, reflection, and daylight.