Master plan for the High Line, New York, NY – Diller Scofidio + RenfroDeveloped as a master plan for an elevated section of railway that has long been abandon and is akin to a modern ruin the architects have embraced the deterioration of the structure “where nature has reclaimed a once vital piece of urban infrastructure”. The designers create intimate public park settings, striking views of the city, and discovery of a forgotten world that, through the absence of use, began to form a new life. At the same time the character of the High Line is kept intact.
A prime example of adaptive reuse and recycling of a found structure the High Line project exhibits what seems to be very intuitive design decisions. By removing, sections of steel and altering the levels on a pedestrain scale (formerly railroad scale) one is engaged with the ruinic nature of this mass of forgotten steel in West Manhattan.
I envision charateristics of the big box could be manipulated in similar ways. By peeling away the skin or enlcosure and exposing structure of the box we can start to redefine and reform the box itself. Examining the existing srtuctural components and removing pieces and replacing them with new could be a possible methodology to fracture the big box.
2 comments:
Rick: Its really hard to read the text on this board. Too small? Also, can you write a summary narrative for the blog itself to go with the board to explain quickly what you you found and how it relates/furthers your thesis work?
Sure thing... sorry about the scale of the text. Will post late tonight or early tomorrow.
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