3B | Swooping Runway
INSTRUCTOR: GERARD SMULEVICH
ARCH 302
O.B.S.E.R.V.E - Overhead Boat Sighting and Ecological Reserve Viewing Emplacement
A three point observational structure was created with precedent analysis of Coop Himmelblau’s BMW Welt, wind studies, bird patterns, bike paths, and boat activities.
Diagram showing the range of vision from the proposed building and its adjacency to one bird sanctuary of the other side of Ballona Creek.
Roof/Site Plan
Conceptual Diagram 01
Physical Model 01
Conceptual Diagram 02
Physical Model 02
The main structural idea driving this building’s proposal is for the ramp to act as both circulation and the third point of support.
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