Sepideh Naghavi

In this project, we have a site that is split in half by a row of trees. My solution was to connect the two lobes with my design by twisting and stretching through the trees without disturbing them.

I came up with the module of two triangles mirrored on both sides connected together in the middle of trees with a twist, making it look like one module that is getting thinner in the middle to go through the trees.

I came up with the oval shape for the section so it can have a shape with volume. I used a composition of flat green and 3D yellow triangles to take care of rain and shade, alternating identities which give cadence and movement by repetition of 3D vs 2D.

For the structure, I chose columns and trusses that are connected together with metal bars to support a wide span of 70 feet. It is shaped like a monocoque fuselage or airplane wing structure.

For the bathroom, stage, and entrance I used my design’s vocabulary by extension of the canopy system. For the back of the canopy, this language is used to point out where the stage is located and to close the backside. For the entrance I tilted the modules upward to welcome the visitors and for the canopy to be seen from Washington Street.