The site for the first semester was Peck Slip, an open lot between the South Street Seaport and the base of the Brooklyn bridge. The site is currently used as a parking lot. The site analysis shown on the left is a days work of observing movement on the site. At 6 am, 12 pm, and 6 pm, I recorded the movement and paths of people, dog walkers, bicyclists, cars, motorcycles, delivery trucks, taxis, buses, and the rest of traffic on South Street itself. From the study, I chose make sure that the design was one that could be accessed easily from the street and visitors could wander into and onto the levels of the building. Additionally, I focused on the tendencies of the movement of individuals across the site which were center-focused, either moving in a circular pattern around a center point or cutting through the space at its center point.
The logic of the system of the application of piano wire comes from these tendencies. The applied forces originate from a center point and pull inwards on each surface, creating a dense core of material in its center. In doing so, the center point is cut off from all circulation, while the exterior was opened up to light and open programming.
Centrifugal Forces, Plan and Section
Longitudinal Section Cuts
Cross-Section
Floor Plans
Final Model
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