A Landscape Architecture Blog

Wednesday 18 April 2012

Site Survey - pressure, energy and symmetry

Had a closer look at Portland Place the other day and conducted a more comprehensive site survey. Decided that the specific location for my project would be the box junction at the intersection between Weymouth Street and Portland Place.
I'm interested in exploring the pressure created at the intersection, especially the 'framed' space above the junction (framed by the symmetry).  Even the grid marking the box junction itself has possibilities. How can the energy from the junction be diverted, can the space become useful or experiential?
An overriding though was the repeated symmetry across the site at a macro and mega scale serving to reinforce feelings of austerity, restricted access, formality and conservatism - how can Haring distort the symmetry...?



Symmetry from macro to mega.... the opportunity is to bend, distort and transform the landscape with a touch of Haring influenced anarchy.

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