Skin Research

Here are a few articles that we are looking at for skin design in response to climate.

Facade Element Research

Material Reserach_Variochromic Glass

Material Reserach_BARRISOL

Material Reserach_ETFE 2

Material Reserach_ETFE

Seattle Climate Data

Palm Oasis

Sunken gardens will daylight the parking and service areas with lush, native planting.

Material Contrast

Ticketing, waiting, and service areas will be cool, smooth, and fast.

The rugged exterior of the geode conceals a delicate interior structure.

The landscape and Train Shed will be treated as massive extensions of Sonoran Desert geology.

Mass and Material

Rammed Earth (Color Integral Concrete)

The following images illustrate potential territory of investigation between apparent mass and material lightness.

Loose Ordering System (Transpose Scale: 1"=100')

Apparent Mass - Material Lightness

Tenuous Heaviness - Apparent Mass