Official Selection by the Department of Architecture/Landscape/Interiors Otis College of Art and Design for the AIA 2X8 : SHIFT Exhibition March 2009
The triangular site existed as abandoned terrain between misaligned streets and topographies. The proposed constructed geological condition exploited this disturbance in the urban grid. It was conceived as the nexus of its immediate context, as well as the larger urban matrix and the beach. Subterranean tension was emphasized through a push and pull of delaminated layers in negotiation with existing topographic elevations. Pavement and planting materials also relate to surrounding elements of the site, producing a camouflaged rendering of a new surface onto its existing context. The former condition of dunes was recalled through distributing beach grasses between contextual hard-scape materials (asphalt, concrete, etc.).
