MArch Architecture Unit 11 The Bartlett School of Architecture 2015
11.15 Fig. 11.15 Ka Yee (Tracey) Shum Y5, ‘The Celebration of Fleur de Sel’. The project observes the ecological aesthetics of the post-industrial landscape of saltwork in the south Bay Area, exploring how it can generate architecture that captures the material colour and spatial quality simulated by the crystallisation of salt. Fleur de sel (flower of salt) describes this coral-like crystal salt with a high mineral complexity that generates these multi-coloured mineral clouds. The natural sequence of its production inspires the key spatial organisation of the architecture.
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