Project 3

Project 3 was more like a quick design charrette. We were given another building downtown Durham, this time an unused fire-drill tower. We visited the site, and were then assigned to explore the space conceptually in about a week. We were given the freedom to do anything we wanted with the space, keeping in mind building codes and historic regulations. I decided to have fun with it, and rather than turning the building into an apartment or something like that, I brainstormed other uses for the space. I started out by making a little list of tall things. I thought it would be interesting to play with the height of the interior space. I thought it would be sort of ironic to have trees inside of a building, so I went with it. My space evolved into a sort of butterfly conservatory/exhibit. I was thinking it would be a cool, educational experience for children and families in the downtown area, as well as an attraction to downtown.