Archaeological Site Canopy.
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First semester third year, the studio setting focused much on wooden structure systems and how to manipulate and design with them. For this project, a site was given in which a wooden canopy system had to be designed in order to cover future archaeological excavations in that area. For this proposal, the specific site was the Desierto Plaza by No.mad in Barakaldo, Spain. One of the main challenges of this project was dealing with the context and determining, based on the site given, what ground could and could not be built on while still being sensitive to the existing landscape and architecture. This project also took into account how to deal with the issue of light, a sound structural system, as well as efficient and working water drainage.
This proposal works off the existing grid of the landscape architecture. By creating a secondary grid system for the canopy, this allowed pieces to be pushed and pulled horizontally to allow for adequate lighting. This pushing and pulling continues in the vertical direction with subtle lifts of each full section of the canopy to allow for proper drainage away from the main archaeological area.
This proposal works off the existing grid of the landscape architecture. By creating a secondary grid system for the canopy, this allowed pieces to be pushed and pulled horizontally to allow for adequate lighting. This pushing and pulling continues in the vertical direction with subtle lifts of each full section of the canopy to allow for proper drainage away from the main archaeological area.
Desierto Plaza in Barakaldo, Spain. Source:
http://miesarch.com/index.php?option=com_mipress_anterior&lang=en&offset=1395&cerca=&autor=-1&officina=-1&tipologia=-1&classificacio=-1&pais=-1&edicio=-1
Original source: No.mad http://www.nomad.as/html/desierto1.html |
Diagrams of the given site. Demonstrates process of determining ground that can and cannot be built on to placement of designed structural system and canopy.
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Quick sketch model of ground and layout of design with context. Final model with structural wood and truss system and canopy system.
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