OBSERVATORY LM CLOUD Kodak, TN | Spring 2012
Geomorphology, climate, soils, and flora and fauna interconnect. This observatory project follows an investigation of how the processes of these four factors shape the observatory’s surrounding landscape of the Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge. The client’s program included provisions for the activities of a user for a 24 hour visit; one must eat, sleep, and bathe on site. The visitor will use the observatory to enhance understanding of the process of cloud/fog formation and moisture as it travels to and from earth’s surface. One is able to not only observe, but also experience and measure the change in clouds in the morning, noon, and night. The observatory condenses the unique qualities of the river and regions’s atmosphere and intensifies them in perception. By connecting people with the natural process of fog and cloud formation and the stages of the water cycle, this observatory offers a unique opportunity to experience, and feel the awe-inspiring aspects of the earth’s atmosphere. This experience can remind us of our connection to nature and instill knowledge of place and stewardship.
Top of Observatory
8:00 AM
25 STUDIO WORKS
8:55 AM
9:05 AM
Fog Viewing Area