An exploration of the effects of closely spaced linear elements of light. The studies evolve from abstract arrays, square and circular arrangements to analysis of works by other architects including Níall McLaughlin, Peter Zumthor, Fay Jones and Maurice Jennings, Rudolf Schwarz, Kengo Kuma and others. The study evolved from research published in arq as Combs, cages and thickets: Níall McLaughlin and an architecture of line.