SIMULATIONS Landscape
WELCOMING THE TIDE The changes of the tide and the motions of the wave are an intergral part of the ocean and how it hits the land is always a place of contestment espcially when there is a built environment meeting the water. In the development of the open plaza of the project it was proposed to imagine it as a gathering point for not only people coming to the site but also the water. While having the actual plaza flooded was a little extreme the design took this symbolism and developed undulating knolls and hills in for the plaza representing this welcoming of the external environment.
LANDSCAPE DEVELOPMENT Two node points of oscillation were inserted into a wave simulator and development a scape of peaks and valleys. The building bloks were placed in the system and allowed for the convergance of the two waves creating the potential to develop a new landscape for the open plaza. The placement of the hills were chosen to allow for circulation around the plaza, and provide spaces for seating and rest.
WAVE SIMULATIONS