so im entering this competition
“If you’d ever unwind / And relax for then maybe / We could have a good time / And this will help." - The Rosebuds
I had my review for the rest area design on Wednesday. First reaction, "this isn't really architecture, i don't know how to talk about it," second reaction "this could be a thesis project." I'm not sure how to take it, but I'm assuming that if I had more than a week to work on the actual design of the space that I would have gotten farther than a landscape design and diagramic model of the rest area. However, I reallly liked the idea, and I got a lot of praise for the depth of research and understanding of the site. This is the sketch for the site.
Idea: re-establish a wetland that had been crammed into 8' pipes under the highway and create a rest area above the wetland, to avoid drainage complications and create an identity of place. because this site is right outside of st. louis and the stream feeds into the missouri, then the mississippi, then the gulf....
and now the competition... annie and helen, you'll love it!... The idea is to redesign a sustainable rest area that will work completely off-the-grid, meaning all the energy required, like lighting, would be gathered from the site. The site is in the San Joaquin Valley in CA, but the project should be applicable to any other site along this highway, CA99. An existing problem is vandalization. And most interesting- the population of the area is more than 50% hispanic, a majority immigrants. About 15% live under the poverty line.
...SO how can i design a sustainable, state-maintained, rest stop and still feel as though i've addressed the social issues. Actually, how do you even address a social issue in architecture without just relying on the programming?
I had my review for the rest area design on Wednesday. First reaction, "this isn't really architecture, i don't know how to talk about it," second reaction "this could be a thesis project." I'm not sure how to take it, but I'm assuming that if I had more than a week to work on the actual design of the space that I would have gotten farther than a landscape design and diagramic model of the rest area. However, I reallly liked the idea, and I got a lot of praise for the depth of research and understanding of the site. This is the sketch for the site.
Idea: re-establish a wetland that had been crammed into 8' pipes under the highway and create a rest area above the wetland, to avoid drainage complications and create an identity of place. because this site is right outside of st. louis and the stream feeds into the missouri, then the mississippi, then the gulf....
and now the competition... annie and helen, you'll love it!... The idea is to redesign a sustainable rest area that will work completely off-the-grid, meaning all the energy required, like lighting, would be gathered from the site. The site is in the San Joaquin Valley in CA, but the project should be applicable to any other site along this highway, CA99. An existing problem is vandalization. And most interesting- the population of the area is more than 50% hispanic, a majority immigrants. About 15% live under the poverty line....SO how can i design a sustainable, state-maintained, rest stop and still feel as though i've addressed the social issues. Actually, how do you even address a social issue in architecture without just relying on the programming?
posted by cristina at 6:32 PM
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gleep glop read wonder if certain comments passive aggressive potshots at gleep glop
you make me feel like i should have studied architecture.
but then again, the first reaction was "this isn't really architecture," so maybe it's a good thing.
shhh, i'll make it architecture! bc its physical and will most directly affect people, all people equally... right?
what up gleep glop
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