[ Undergraduate Thesis ]
Instructor: Gerry Gast
Cinematic Inspiration | Princess Mononoke ,
Hayao Miyasaki
* University of Oregon, School of Architecture Environmental Design Award
As a culmination of my academic work, Architecture of the Estuary investigates the role architecture can play in the role of restoration and stewardship. Architecture is meant to serve as an extension of the local ecosystem and its processes, engaging with local estuary tides through static and dynamic structures. Furthermore, it is meant to serve as a programmatic and educational basis for the restoration of Tillamook Estuary, which has suffered catastrophic loss as a result of human settlement and intervention.
[ Tillamook floodplains ]
[ inundation, across Tillamook ]
[ inundation across the (flood)plains ]
[ typology 1 . static floodplain structure ]
[ typology 2 . dynamic floodplain structure ]
[ longitudinal section across site ]
[ exbibition hall . indicated at low tide ]
[ kayak storage . indicated at mid-tide ]
[ structural bay + axonometric construction ]
[ lab space . subjected to low tide inundation ]
[ lab space . subjected to high tide inundation ]