this is an old manufacturing depot that faces one of syracuse's major highways, 691. this is just moments away from downtown, and along the same path the erie canal used to follow. we're talking a perfectly good platform RIGHT by the interstate, elevated 30 feet in the air. right now, there is a lame mural of trains (in order to honor the history?) and a series of white mannequins in various positions on the waiting platform. sometimes they sport hawaiian leis. naida and i always talk about how neat it would be to be able to access it. you could imagine an intervention that must create some sort of hyper-protective (yet still transparent) space. protection against cars moving at unnatural speeds, transparency for the spectacle of that very speed.
i'm not sure if i'm forming a thesis here, or if i am inviting everyone to offer ideas as to a possible project proposal. i'll be sure to get more on this when i actually return to syracuse.
2 comments:
architecture and high velocity... sounds awesome! my mom's bank is beside a major street in columbia, and when the cars ride pass, they make this incredible sound in the street-side offices equivalent to those straws you blow in to make a flute sound that's muffled but high pitched. it's really serine. i am sure it has to do with the acoustical insulation. maybe an added sensation to think about? but go for it! you sound inspired.
thank allah for the rust belt.
a skeleton pavilion for the ages! transparency seems a key component. and maybe animatronics
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