U.S. Olympic Rowing Center

Located on the west shore of lower Otay Lake is the proposed site for a new rowing center for the U.S. Olympic team.  It is at this site that I designed a program that will not only incorporate adequate facilities for the athletes, but also elevate the experience for a visitor.  This proposal is intended to focus on the aspect of architecture that is sometimes lacking and that is the fact that a site is not only experienced upon being at the place but also the journey it takes to arrive there.  It is in this fact that I established my concept of the 1:1 Narrative for the project's design.

This concept is intended to establish an individual relationship between a person and their journey to the site.  I broke down the site's design into three main components: vehicular traffic, the building program, and a public pedestrian path + park.  In these components, I used architecture to frame views, establish pacing, build anticipation, and reveal the site at opportune moments.

Presentation board: 36" x 72"