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.
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| Presentation board: 36" x 72" |
