Architecture United
Woven Urban Fabric
The genesis of this design stemmed from a study of space generated through cutting the ground and folding it upwards. Weaving these layers created a circulation route through the project which needed shaping to focus the flow of people throughout the given location. To allow for a natural and easy movement through the site long, flowing strokes which represented paths of travel were swiftly drawn over the context and connected the neighboring areas together. Since the addition of lanes to the adjacent interstate are resulting in an awkward and unfriendly pedestrian condition along the adjoining side of the site, embracing a fluid path of travel through the building is almost necessary and greatly increases the activation of the building by human occupancy. The resulting shape of the building is a funnel which guides all types of pedestrians through and allows for chance encounters of information passed from one to another.
