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A Project For Great Meadows
A Project For Great Meadows
Goshen, KY, United States
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Other Projects by de Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop
A Project For Great Meadows
Goshen, KY, United States
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2011
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
The project is a movable tower structure designed specifically for viewing a threadlike earthwork sculpture on a sloping meadow. Located near a private residence on a working farm property called Great Meadows, the project provides an elevated viewing platform with a design approach that deliberately conflates aspects of architecture, furniture, and implement.
Rather than a permanent tower, the design strategy is influenced by a dialogue between the context of the agrarian landscape, the effort of ascending/descending, and the scale & proximity of the earthwork itself. By exploring a range of conceptual precedents pertaining to tower structures, elevated platforms and stair/ladder elements, the project argues for an approach that alludes to the neutrality and ‘invisibility’ of familiar utilitarian elements.
Considerations of craft & detail combine both the custom-made and the ready-made: The wooden handrail profile is shaped specifically to the client’s hand, while common ‘mobile home’ tie-downs are utilized for ground anchors. The wooden components of the structure are connected solely through custom dovetailing & peg joinery; there are no mechanical fasteners.
Rather than a permanent tower, the design strategy is influenced by a dialogue between the context of the agrarian landscape, the effort of ascending/descending, and the scale & proximity of the earthwork itself. By exploring a range of conceptual precedents pertaining to tower structures, elevated platforms and stair/ladder elements, the project argues for an approach that alludes to the neutrality and ‘invisibility’ of familiar utilitarian elements.
Considerations of craft & detail combine both the custom-made and the ready-made: The wooden handrail profile is shaped specifically to the client’s hand, while common ‘mobile home’ tie-downs are utilized for ground anchors. The wooden components of the structure are connected solely through custom dovetailing & peg joinery; there are no mechanical fasteners.
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