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COMPONENT CONSTRUCTION
CRITIC: WALAID SEHWAIL DESIGN STUDIO 2 SPRING 2022
Troy, New York has been undergoing a reimagining for the past decade. The city’s access to the Hudson River waterfront has been a focus of this transformation, turning it into an amenity that can be enjoyed by all residents. Located at 1 Monument Square, where the City Hall used to stand, a chunk of the shoreline has been removed, creating a flooded cavity for plants and aquatic life to thrive.
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Component chunks create a retaining wall for the surrounding land and branch out into the cavity to create spaces for plants and animals to inhabit. In the center of this space resides the main pavilion, comprised of an underlying structure with swappable components attached to it. The pavilion’s spacial conditions change as the tide rises and falls throughout the day, entering and exiting the porous structure as it needs. As programmatic needs change, various components can be removed by boat and new ones can float in to be attached. Visitors are encouraged to interface with the local nature by being brought closer to it than usually possible.
Above: Section AA
Right: Site Plan of pavilion
Left: Section BB
Below: Section CC
Above: Exploded diagram of swappable components
Below: Physical model views
Above: Front view of physical model
Below: Perspective view of physical model
