FRAMING SCALE
THE SALT FLATS The rest stop brings visitors face-to-face with the components of the Salt Flats. Earth is carved by a gentle decline into the layers of the land. A slight angle is used for the hill in order to manipulate the human consciousness; guests will not be able to immediately sense that they are descending into the landscape. Once far and deep enough into the vast site, the visitor reaches eye-level with the material change from salt to clay.
SKY
MOUNTAINS SALT
CLAY
Scale is absent in the Salt Flats, therefore, the concept of distance is voided. Introducing frames helps to ground a person to the site and give a sense of direction. The frames illustrate the unique characteristics of the environment by manipulating scale on a scale-less site. Each frame is used to display the distant mountains, the earth’s curvature, and each other. JOSEF ALBERS HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE
OXIDIZED METAL
ART INSTALLATION
WEST-BOUND ROAD
DONALD JUDD 15 UNTITLED WORKS IN CONCRETE
N
0
300’
600’
FRAME/CEILING/WALL
CONCRETE
WINDOW
DOUBLE GLAZED
GROUND
SALT
1
1
2
2
A
2
2
1
SHOWERS
2
RESTROOMS
FRAME/CEILING
CONCRETE
WINDOW
DOUBLE GLAZED
DOORWAY/MULLIONS
STEEL
EXPOSED GROUND
CLAY
GROUND
CLAY 3
VIEW A
4
A B
VIEW B
3
4
3
CAFE
4
SITTING AREA
5
6
6
5 C B
A
VIEW A
VIEW B
FIRST FLOOR
5
6
6
5
VIEW C GROUND FLOOR
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
5
5
GUEST ROOM
6
GUEST BATHROOM
SITE CHARACTERISTICS + NET-ZERO ENERGY SOLUTIONS
100
-
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE SUMMER FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE WINTER SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE CHANGES THROUGH-OUT THE DAY
TEMPERATURE
(DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)
80
60
40
20
DECEMBER
NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
SEPTEMBER
AUGUST
JULY
JUNE
MAY
APRIL
MARCH
FEBRUARY
JANUARY
0
THERMAL MASSING GROUND TEMPTERATURE
AVERAGE HIGH AVERAGE LOW
-
-
1.0
LARGE AMOUNT OF HEAT IS BELOW THE SURFACE POSSIBLE SOURCE OF ENERGY
LIMITED AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION FLOODING MAY OCCUR A FEW TIMES THROUGH-OUT THE YEAR
0.6 WARM
(INCHES)
COLD
0.4
0.2
DECEMBER
NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
SEPTEMBER
AUGUST
JULY
JUNE
MAY
APRIL
MARCH
FEBRUARY
0 JANUARY
PRECIPITATION
0.8
RAINWATER HARVESTING
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY