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Providence, RI | 2007
[finalist, national rfp]

An electronic “cloud” canopy formed of an array of LED’s and speakers are triggered by passerbys and weather patterns heightening otherwise invisible relationships between publics and their environments. As groups begin to gather, the interactive electronics intensify, promoting impromptu performances and conversations. Urban landscape mounds form lounging areas as well as define new paths.

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A simple weather station inputs data to the canopy and allows it to interactively extend the experience of the weather by mixing visual and auditory information with the people’s use patterns (left).  Direct and indirect paths are defined by the canopy (right).



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Light and sound augment the experience of wind (left).  The plan of the  canopy (right) depicts how irregular edges can be created out of the LED grid (right).



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During hot days, cool lighting and sound are emitted (left).  An undulating landscape allows users to create their own interpretations of how the plaza space can be used (right).

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Even when the electronics are off, a moire effect created by the canopy components gives the appearance that the cloud canopy is shifting and transforming as one moves around the plaza (left).  A detail of the canopy light rods shows the simplicity of the structure (right).

PROJECT CREDITS:

architect
Jinhee Park AIA + John Hong AIA/LEED (principals in charge), Erik Carlson (Area C), Catarina Marques

interactive technology engineer
Tellart

sound design
Area C



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Boston, MA | 2005
[honorable mention, international competition]

It is the reciprocal edge between water and land that makes an island an extraordinary natural resource and public amenity. As an urban gateway to the Boston Harbor Islands, the structural roof-form or this design becomes a literal/metaphorical reference to this junction of water and land. Where the ‘actual’ site above the Central Artery prohibits excavation, the curvilinear roof-form is reflected onto a polished terrazzo map of the harbor islands implying the shoreline topography. This roof also collects runoff for reuse in the building and landscape while its downspouts become part of a demonstration water/land garden.

Miesian space to figural space:   The transformation of the roof planes from horizontal to vertical creates a transition from continuous public openness to figural private enclosure.

Structural concept:  like a flat sheet, a flat slab of concrete will deflect and fail (left).  Folding this sheet greatly increases its strength.

The section of the building transforms from folded to flat – open public space containing ticketing and exhibition areas to private interior space containing restrooms and wash areas.

A singular shape performs in multiple ways.

In the evening, the pavilion becomes part of the linear eventscape illuminating the new greenway.

PROJECT CREDITS:

architect
Jinhee Park AIA (principal in charge), John Hong AIA/LEED (collaborating principal), Sadmir Ovcina, Frederick Peter Ortner, Erik Carlson, Hyeyoung Kim

structural engineer
Jaeseoung Lee, Weidlinger Associates Inc.




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