THESIS
CUTS AND INTERSECTIONS: The intersection between the steam network and the Dequindre Cut operates as a hub for creative energy use and deployment. It allows for the newly steam heated path to operate as a connector from Downtown to Eastern Market. 24/7/365: Leveraging the energy source of steam allows seasonal and nocturnal limitations of occupation to cease. Heating the surfaces we occupy removes the traditional notion of controlled environments from the interior of a recreation center to the entire exterior environment. Providing a connection to allow for heat to pass through our surfaces opens up opportunities to have 7/24/365 skate parks that use heat to allow winter occupation. Through other additives the surfaces can also leverage the embedded energy to provide illumination through the use of photo‑luminescent paint chips that are powered by the released energy.
tapline: environmental control systems for artificial extensions of localized micro-climates