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observationcomplex-yerbabuena

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assignment: design an observation tower for the summit of yerba buena island [overlooking sf and bay area]

thesis: a tower [100ft+] is an inappropriate response to a site with a relatively low tree canopy [40-50ft]. the site is primarily passed by as users drive across the bay bridge. design an observation network that is based upon paths peeled off of the freeway puncturing the island.

outcome: designed a horizontal network of viewing platforms spilling across the east-south hillside of yerba buena island, peeling off of the road into longer and more complex pathways designed as paths of user experience [snap and go tourist, nightlife local, island resident, harbor control staff, service workers]. the tourist path culminates in a platform that raises up above the tree canopy and over the summit of the island to show a 360 view of the bay area and san francisco.

object: final renders of proposed design, final size 15"x96"
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but i think it is hard to leave in all of this sharp line dynamic