Attached to an existing structure, the program outlined a consideration of a parasitical relationship with a barn and farming family. Initially, molecular structure and cell division were concepts, but left me unsatisfied. The site became crucial to the design approach. The farm where the building is envisioned is a remote landscape of grasslands, thrashed by the wind. Visions of twisted machinery, of red tractors and other equipment came to mind. Further, the self-reliance of the family was evident. Firmly embedded in the land, the building reaches into the sky like an explosion of energy and life. It is a structure built for workers of earth, driven to turn over the soil and engage the land. It is a place of security and rest at the close of an active day. An antigen is usually foreign to an organism. It triggers an immune response. In the same way, the structure may appear foreign to the vernacular of the area, and with its attachment to the barn. But the reaction is one of nonaggression.