Tim- I think its fair to say that your 'draft' site is your real site. You have glanced around elsewhere, but its truly a magnificent and compelling building, and already- with no function, no activity, no inner life- very effectively pulling togther the surrounding desolation in an irresistable manner. It has the power- purely as a shell.
And I think you are doing quite a good job to define the opportunities of the edges, in terms of other buildings, activities, movement systems, maybe also special events? Third thing, maybe now to spend some time capitalizing on the potential of the inside: is it a mixing chamber that channels the outside activities to it, thru it, past it, out of it (much as Rem's TV tower in Beijing is trying to do the same on its open framed site) or does it become a container for the most utterly unique activities and uses that do not exist in the neighborhood, that do not straggle or zip by on bike, foot or car? And so maybe it spews its uniqueness out in all directions, to engage and enrich and enliven and stimulate? Start thinking this. Yes, a surgical implant, but do you "enhance the contours" or "strengthen the bone structure" with more of the same, or with something quite new. Move a bone from hip to chin....or a titanium body part? jp
creating a new condition/intervention/insertion at 9th and callowhill streets where looking at the historical contents of the site and reviving them back into shape of the area to nourish and catylize it. reacting to the old existing fabric and mediating with seperate individual actions and bringing them together to create a new whole
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Tim-
I think its fair to say that your 'draft' site is your real site. You have glanced around elsewhere, but its truly a magnificent and compelling building, and already- with no function, no activity, no inner life- very effectively pulling togther the surrounding desolation in an irresistable manner. It has the power- purely as a shell.
And I think you are doing quite a good job to define the opportunities of the edges, in terms of other buildings, activities, movement systems, maybe also special events? Third thing, maybe now to spend some time capitalizing on the potential of the inside: is it a mixing chamber that channels the outside activities to it, thru it, past it, out of it (much as Rem's TV tower in Beijing is trying to do the same on its open framed site) or does it become a container for the most utterly unique activities and uses that do not exist in the neighborhood, that do not straggle or zip by on bike, foot or car? And so maybe it spews its uniqueness out in all directions, to engage and enrich and enliven and stimulate? Start thinking this. Yes, a surgical implant, but do you "enhance the contours" or "strengthen the bone structure" with more of the same, or with something quite new. Move a bone from hip to chin....or a titanium body part? jp
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