_a new typology for bisbee_

Bisbee in its current state consists of many identifiable landmarks. These landmarks however are representative of Bisbee’s past. What is representative of Bisbee’s future? A vision to create a landmark for the city that is new while drawing inspiration from all of the great cities of the world. What is one structure that most great cities have? A site for the enjoyment of music, in this case, Jazz. Inspired by the roots of Jazz, a music genre that is defined by its inspirations drawn from many other music genres like West African folk music. With this idea of creating a structure that pulls from various influences, a system was devised. Utilizing the form-finding system of orthogonal grids (old grid) overlayed onto grids of alignment (new grid), a complex arrangement of mass and planes is the arrived proposal for the formal composition of the structure.

The architectural result seeks to redefine Bisbee as a destination for musicians and music enjoyers alike.

All in an effort to create a new typology for Bisbee.

carraige_house

glen gardner, NJ.