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Subterranean Car Barn
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Subterranean Car Barn
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Type
STATUS
Concept
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Conceived as a ruin claimed by the land, the design intent is to reduce the visual impact from the road. Turning its back on the public view, a large concrete retaining wall provides the means to shape the meadow and drape it around the structure while keeping the entry hidden. From the grassy hillside, four pods arise clad in Corten steel screens. Perforations in the Corten provide visual depth, allowing light in during the day and out at night, the only intrusion into the hermetically sealed envelope. Furthermore, the remains of an abandoned orchard will be infilled to provide a layered veil in front of the building.
The structure is designed to house two seemingly incongruous activities: a garage on one end and support spaces for a hydroponic farm on the other. To minimize the structure's footprint, car storage was designed to be vertical, with three cars stacked within a single bay. Three bays accommodate the stacked cars, plus an additional one in front, for a total of 12 cars. Proximate to the garage, the green roof covers an area that houses the farm inside a shipping container. The fourth bay contains a kitchen, refrigeration, and an office for a non-profit organization associated with the farm.
A limited palette of materials emerges from the exterior: concrete, Corten steel, and weathered wood. The meadow weaves between them, binding the four pods into a unified structure that emerges from the hillside like a modern Baths of Caracalla. All materials are designed to weather and endure, transformed by the relentless forces of nature. Architecture is constantly engaged in a futile battle with gravity and time. This structure surrenders to the inevitability of both, relinquishing control from the hand of the architect and allowing for an indeterminate outcome.
The structure is designed to house two seemingly incongruous activities: a garage on one end and support spaces for a hydroponic farm on the other. To minimize the structure's footprint, car storage was designed to be vertical, with three cars stacked within a single bay. Three bays accommodate the stacked cars, plus an additional one in front, for a total of 12 cars. Proximate to the garage, the green roof covers an area that houses the farm inside a shipping container. The fourth bay contains a kitchen, refrigeration, and an office for a non-profit organization associated with the farm.
A limited palette of materials emerges from the exterior: concrete, Corten steel, and weathered wood. The meadow weaves between them, binding the four pods into a unified structure that emerges from the hillside like a modern Baths of Caracalla. All materials are designed to weather and endure, transformed by the relentless forces of nature. Architecture is constantly engaged in a futile battle with gravity and time. This structure surrenders to the inevitability of both, relinquishing control from the hand of the architect and allowing for an indeterminate outcome.
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