A thin stripe of pathway at the north end of the urban plaza is peeled off the ground plane to create a skywalk that takes one up to 7m above water at low tide. When tide level rises, water permeates into the sloped plaza, surrounding the tip of the skywalk.
Walkways do not end when they meet the plaza plane, but continue inside the plaza in the form of paving pattern. To the top right of the detail plan is a sunken deck that provides an enclosed, quiet space for small group interactions.
Two cultivars of Panicum virgatum are planted on a sloping plane to create a wetland condition. Unlike the skywalk, here one would experience an intimate and enclosed space submerged in a field of tall grass. The sloping field of grass will also direct passerby’s view towards the new urban plaza.
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