IMMERSIONSONOMACOAST Justin Hazelwood One of 15 students selected Contextually responsive studio Instructor. Scott Lawrence IMMERSION is a travelling studio focused on contextually responsive design. The week long studio was held at Charles Moore and Lawrence Halprin’s legendary Sea Ranch community and lodge in Sonoma California. This part of California is known for its Abalone diving. An incredibly dangerous sport that has recently become highly regulated due to over fishing of this beautiful creature. The purpose of the dive center is both for sport and research. Divers would only live and work in the dive center for a few weeks out of the year, however while they were there they would need access to and space for research equipment to monitor Abalone populations in the surrounding area. On top of this they would also need access to basic living accommodations adjacent to research space and Abalone diving sites. Each student was given free range to choose a site along a 3 mile stretch of coast.
“touch this earth lightly”
Glen Murcutt