SI RALFREDJ OSEPHHI TCHCOCK wasanengl i s hfi l m di r ec t orand pr oduc er , att i mesr ef er r edt oas “ TheMas t erofSus pens e” Hepi oneer edmanyel ement soft he s us pens eandps y c hol ogi c al t hr i l l er genr es . Hehadas uc c es s f ul c ar eer i nBr i t i s hc i nemaandbec ame r enownedasEngl and’ sbes tdi r ec t or . Het henmov edt ohol l y woodand ands t ar t edhi sc ar eeri n1 955. Hi t c hc oc kdi r ec t edmor et han50 f eat ur edfi l msi nac ar eers panni ng 6dec adesandof t enr egar dedast he mos ti nfl uent i al di r ec t ori nhi s t or y .
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PROJ ECTSUMMARY Theunder l y i ngi deaoft hi spr oj ec ti st odev el opat hemepar kbas edonpr i nc i pl es andi deol ogi esofAl f r edHi t c hc oc k. Thepr oc es swoul dpr i mar i l ybeaf or mal c ol l abor at i v ev ent ur ewi t hThemedEnt er t ai nment . Thepr oj ec twi l l f oc uson aut hor i ng, pl anni ng, des i gni nganddet ai l i ngac ompl et epr oj ec ti nt hegenr eof Ex per i enc eAr c hi t ec t ur e. Thedel i v er abl eswoul ddemandadet ai l edunder s t andi ng ofeffec t sofar c hi t ec t ur eonps y c hol ogyandhumanbehav i or , c r eat i ngac ompl et e us er f oc us edandi nt er ac t i v edes i gn. PREMI SE Ex per i enc ewi l l pr i mar i l ybegener at edt hr oughi nt er i orc onfi gur at i onandex t er i or as s embl y / aes t het i c , wi t hbui l dabi l i t y / c os tbei ngapr i mar yc ons i der at i on. I ns i mpl e t er msc os teffec t i v ear c hi t ec t ur ewoul dbet hedr i v i ngf or c eoft heent i r epr oj ec t . BUI LDI NGTYPE Thes t r uc t ur eswoul dpr i mar i l yi nc l udepar kr i desofdi ffer entt y pol ogi esdependi ng ont het y peofs t or y l i nedev el opedi nt heduepr oc es s . Thes t r uc t ur es houl dbeabl e t odel i v ert heex per i enc e, al ongwi t hc os i der at i onsf oras t het i c s , s us t ai nabi l i t y , c os t , bui l dabi l i t yandv ar i ousc odest hatar ei nc ompl i anc ewi t ht her i deaswel l ast he s t r uc t ur e. SCALE T ot al s i t el i mi t edt oamax i mum of300ac r es . PROGRAM Thec ompl et ei deat i onoft hepr oj ec ti nc l udesbutnotl i mi t edt o: Ent r yandt r ans i t i onal ar eas Eat i ng/ l oungear eas Res t r ooms / us ers uppor tf ac i l i t i es Mec hani c al / el ec t r i c al / l i ght i ngt os uppor tbui l di ngr equi r ement sandus er ex per i enc e Col l abor at i v emas t erpl anands i t edev el opmentasanex t ens i onofex per i enc e METHEDOL OGY Thepr oj ec ti sac ol l abor at i v eeffor tofal l par t i c i pant si nt hes t udi o. Eac hi ndi v i dual wi l l dev el opani ndependentr i dewhi c hwoul dex pr es si t sowns t or y . Begi nni ngwi t h under s t andi ngofHi t c hc oc k’ smet hedol ogi est hr oughanal y s i sofoneofhi smov i es , t henf ur t herdev el opi ngi ndi v i dual s t or i es . St or y l i nei sbas edonk eydr i v i ngpr i nc i pl es off earands us pens ewhi c ht henwi l l bet r ans l at edi nt oex per i enc et hr ough ar c hi t ec t ur al i nt er i orand/ orex t er i ors et t i ngs . I nt heendt het ec hni c al det ai l soft he s t r uc t ur ewoul dbedev el opedanddoc ument ed.
SHADOW OFADOUBT i sa1 943Amer i c anfi l m noi rps y c hol ogi c al t hr i l l erfi l m di r ec t edbyAl f r edHi t c hc oc k. OUTLI NE TheNewt onf ami l yl eadaqui etl i f ei nt he Nor t hCal i f or ni at ownofSant aRos a. The Newt on' sel des tdaught er , ' y oungChar l i e' , dec i dest hatt hi ngsneedbr i ght eni ngup andr es ol v est oc ont ac therUnc l eChar l i e ( af t erwhos hei snamed) andi nv i t ehi m t os t ay . Onar r i v al att het el egr aphoffic e s hedi s c ov er shei sal r eadyonhi sway . Howev er , Unc l eChar l i ei sbei ngpur s ued byac oupl eofdet ec t i v eswhos us pec thi m ofbei ng" TheMer r yWi dowMur der er " , an ev i l s t r angl erwant edi nc onnec t i onwi t h t hedeat hsofs ev er al r i c hEas tc oas t wi dows . ARCHI TECTURE Themov i ewasmadei nt heWor l dWarI I er awhi c hwasmos t l ydomi nat edby pol i t i c s , c haosanddev el opment . Thev i l l ai noft hes t or yhadaf earofc r owd andhugemas s eswhi c hhedev el opeddue t ol i v i ngi nl ar gec i t i esl i k eNewY or k. Ont heot herhandhei sv i s i t i nghi sf ami l y i nSant aRos a, Cal i f or ni a, whi c hi sa beaut i f ul s mal l t own. Thear c hi t ec t ur e c hos endepi c t st heex ac ts ame c ont r adi c t i ont ot hel ar gerc i t i esofUS. Mor eov ert hec i t ys uppor t st hef eel i ngof t hev i l l ai nt oeas i l yhi dehi ms el ff r om t he det ec t i v es , whi c hl at erhec oul dn’ t . FEARSI NTHEMO M VI E THANATOPHOBI A Fearofdeat hordy i ng DEMOPHOBI A Fearoft hec r owdandmas s es MASTI GOPHOBI A FearofPuni s hment
HUMANEMOTI ONOFFEAR Feari sapower f ul andpr i mi t i v ehumanemot i on. I tal er t sust ot hepr es enc eof dangerandwasc r i t i c al i nk eepi ngouranc es t or sal i v e. Fearc anac t ual l ybedi v i ded i nt ot wos t ages , bi oc hemi c al andemot i onal . Thebi oc hemi c al r es pons ei suni v er s al , whi l et heemot i onal r es pons ei shi ghl yi ndi v i dual i z ed. BI OCHEMI CALREACTI ON . Mos tc ommonr es pons esi nc l ude Bodyr es pondsi nas pec i ďŹ cmannert of ear s weat i ng, i nc r eas edbl oodl ev el sl eadi ngt ohi ghadr enal i nel ev el s . Thebody pr epar est oei t herďŹ ghtorr unawayf r om i t . I ti snec es s ar ys i nc ei ti sc r uc i al f or s ur v i v al . EMOTI ONALRESPONSE Theemot i onal r es pons et of eari shi ghl yper s onal i z ed. Somepeopl ear eadr enal i ne j unki es , t hr i v i ngonex t r emes por t sandot herf ear i nduc i ngt hr i l l s i t uat i ons . Ot her s hav eanegat i v er eac t i ont ot hef eel i ngoff ear , av oi di ngf ear i nduc i ngs i t uat i onsat al l c os t s . Al t hought hephy s i c al r eac t i oni st hes ame, f earmaybeper c ei v edas ei t herpos i t i v eornegat i v e.
SUSPENSEASADRI VI NGFORCE Sus pens ei saf eel i ngofpl eas ur abl ef as c i nat i onandex c i t ementmi x edwi t h appr ehens i on, t ens i on, andanx i et ydev el opedf r om anunpr edi c t abl e, my s t er i ous , andr ous i ngs our c eofent er t ai nment . Thet er m mos tof t enr ef er st oanaudi enc e' s per c ept i onsi nadr amat i cwor k. Sus pens ei snotex c l us i v et ofi c t i on. I tmayoper at e whenev ert her ei saper c ei v eds us pendeddr amaorac hai nofc aus ei sl ef ti ndoubt , wi t ht ens i onbei ngapr i mar yemot i onf el taspar toft hes i t uat i on. Par t i c ul ar l yi nmov i esast hos eofAl f r edHi t hc oc k, f eel i ngofs us pens ei sex per i enc ed whenoneex pec t ss omet hi ngbadt ohappenorbel i ev edependi ngont heev ent sof t hedr ama, y etar el ef thel pl es si npr ev ent i ngt hem f r om happeni ng. Thi spr i mar i l yi s depi c t edi nt het hr i l l ergenr e. CONTRAST-FEARANDSUSPENSE Forbet t erunder s t andi ngoft hec ont r as t , l etusc ons i deras i t uat i on. I nt hepr es ent s et t i ngonebr i ngsupaboxandhandsi tov ert ot heot her . Si nc ei ti sac l os edbox , t hes ec ondper s onget sanx i ousast owhati si ns i det hebox . Thi sanx i ous nes sand i nt er es ti sdev el opedduet ot hes us pens edev el opedbyt heper s on. Ont heot herhandl ooki ngi nt ot hec ons c i ousoft hes ec ondper s on, hi smi nds t ar t s s pec ul at i ngaboutwhatwoul dpos s i bl ybei ns i det hebox . I ft hes et t i ngi sdr eadi ngt o hi sc ons c i oushewoul daut onomous l ydev el opf earoft hepos s i bl eout c omes ; f orex ampl es pec ul at i onsofi ns ec t s , orapunc hi nggl ov ei ns i det hebox . Thedi ffer enc eher ei sf eari saut onomousandc annotbec ont r ol l ed, buts us pens ei s t ot al l yi nc ont r ol oft hefi r s tper s on. Hepl ay st hegodmani pul at i ngt hes us pens eand dev el opi ngf eari nt hemi ndoft hes ec ondi ndi v i dual , wher easf eari sadi r ec t out c omeoft hes us pens e. Adi t i onal l yt hes us pens ec anbedeepenedmor ebyaddi t i onofanot herboxi ns i de t hefi r s tone. Maki ngus eofs uc hel ement st hr oughar c hi t ec t ur e, Al f r edHi t c hc oc k mas t er edhowt odev el opf earands us pens ei nt hemi ndsoft hes pec t at or .
PREL UDE Thes t or yi saboutaps y c opat hmur der erwhoi sl oos egoi ngt hr oughoutt hec ount r y ki l l i ngr i c hi ndus t r i al i s t s . Hei sr es pons i bl ef ort hemur derofapower f ul bus i nes s f ami l y . Hei ss uc c es s f ul i nhi sgoal sbutev ent ual l yhei sc aughti nt hei nt er r ogat i on andi ss hotdeadbyt hedet ec t i v es . I nt heendt hewhol es t or yt ak esat ur nwhen t heyfi ndhi sdi ar yt hatc onnec t sal l t hedot soft heev ent si nt hes t or y . STORY Ol dv i nt agebl ac kandwhi t es et t i ng Theki l l er , T edWal k eri sl y i ngi nhi s bed. Af t erhi sal ar mr i ngsheget sup andwal ksout s i dehi sapar t ment , dr amat i c al l ywal ki ngdownt hes pi r al s t ai r c as e. Dar kmy s t er i ouss et t i ng, ol dc r amped s pac es , di r tandwat erac c umul at ed ev er y wher e. Hewal kst hr ought heal l eyt owar dsa par k edc ar , openst hedoorands i t si n t hebac ks eatex pec t i ngs omeonet o c ome. Amani ss eent oex i tabui l di ng ands i t si nt hec ar . Thenher eal i z es s omeonei nt hebac ks eat , j us tbef or e hec oul dr eac tt hemur der ers napshi m wi t hawi r eandki l l shi m. Newsaboutt hemur ders pr eadl i k ea wi l dfi r e. I nt hes c eneheadl i ness t ar t fl as hi ng. Peopl ear eas ki ngques t i ons aboutt hemur der . Thenewsal s o ment i onst hatt hemur dert ookpl ac e out s i deaBawdyHous e. Nex tT edi ss eenwat c hi ngt henews andal s or eadi ngt hepaper . Onc ehe i sdonehewal kst owar dst hedr awer andt ak esoutadi ar y . Hes t ar esati t andl at ermak ess omenot es . Cl os es andgoest obed.
Nex ts c enedepi c t st hec i t yofSan Fr anc i s c o. Anot herr i c hbus i nes s man namedMar ki si nt r oduc ed. Hei ss een s howi ngohi sweal t ht hr oughf anc y c ar s , br andedc l ot hes , j ewel r yonhi s wi f e, et c . Mar kal ongwi t hhi sf ami l y ent er sanOper awher et heyar es eat ed i nt heVI Pl ounge. T edi ss hownl ooki ng att hem f r om bel owandt henex i t st he Oper a. Onc et hes howi sov erMar k t el l shi swi f ehehasanur gentmeet i ng andl eav es . Hegoest oaf anc ymot el wher ehei sex pec t i ngs omeonet o v i s i thi m. Het ak esohi sc l ot hesand pr epar esdr i nks . Whenhel ooksi ns i de hes eesas hadowofaper s ons i t t i ng. Hegoesaheadandonc eheent er s t her oom T eds i t t i ngi ns i degr absMar k andt i eshi mt oac hai randi ss hown t or t ur i ngandev ent ual l yki l l i nghi m. Thes t or ygoesbac ki nt i mewhenT ed wasay oungki d. Ol ds hadys et t i ng. T edi sy oungandi sbeent ak enc ar e byapr os t i t ut e. Hei sbr oughtupi nt hatc ommuni t y . Thel adyi ss eent ot ak ec ar eoft he ki d, ear ni ngf ort heki dmaki ngs ur ehe i seduc at edbys endi nghi mt os c hool . Li v i ngaus ual l i f eofs t r uggl et hey s eemedt omanagepr et t ywel l . Butt hei rl i f ewasf ul l ofhar ds hi psand s heear nedj us tenought os ur v i v e. Ther ewoul dbec er t ai ns c enesi n whi c ht hel adyi st r y i ngt ok eept heki d awayf or m bandi t s .
Thei rs t or yc ont i nues . Bot hl i v i ngal i f e ofs t r uggl e. Onefi nedayt hemot her andoneofherc us t omer sgeti nt oa quar r el . Whi c hev ent ual l yl edt oafi ght andt hemant i eshert ot hec hai rand begi nst obeatherup. Unabl et oc ont r ol s hel oos esherbr eat h anddi es . T edwat c hesherget t i ng t or t ur edbuti shel pl es sandbegi nst o r unaway . Themans ear c hesf ory oung T edandt ak eshi m al ong.
Nex ti nt heev ent s , t hemov i er et ur ns t ot hepr es ent . Mar k’ sf ami l yhi r est op c l as sdet ec t i v est ol ooki nt ot hemat t er . Theyfi ndoutal i nki nal l t hemur der s . Theyal l wer eapar tofac ommon bus i nes swhi c hl at ers pl i t . I nv es t i gat i onsc ont i nuei nf ul l fl edge. Peopl eal l ov ert hec i t yar et al ki ng aboutt hemur der s . Chaosi ss pr ead t hr oughtt hec i t y . Thr ought henews T edk eepshi ms el fundat edwi t ht he ongoi ngi nv es t i gat i on. Buthe r eal i z est hathehast ofi ndoutaway i nwhi c hhedoesnotgetc aught . He knewnomat t erwher ehegoeshe woul dbehunt eddown. T edfi ndsoutawayt obes af eandnot getc aught . Het r i est ogeti nt hel oop oft hei nv es t i gat i onbyhel pi ngt hem and pr et endi ngt obet hei ri nf or mant . Now t hathewashel pi ngt hem t heygai nhi s t r us tandhes l i psawayev er y t i me. Butonc ehes t ammer sandt heygeta doubtabouthi sf r i endl i nes s . Theydo notfi ndanybac k gr oundonhi m and s t ar ti nt er r ogat i nghi m. Her eal i z eshe i sc aughtandmak esar un. Thedet ec t i v esc has ehi m andev ent ual l yendups hoot i ng hi m. Whent heyl ookathi sbodyt her ei sas mi l eonhi sf ac eandfi ndhi sdi ar yi nhi s hand. Thedi ar yex pl ai nst heent i r es t or yaboutT ed. Ri ghtf r om t hebegi nni ngwhen hewass eper at edf r om hi sor i gi nal f ami l ydur i ngwar , t henhewasadopt edbyt he pr os t i t ut ewhowaski l l edbyMar k. L at erMar k’ sf ami l yt or t ur eshi m andt henhemak es ar unf r om t hehous eandt hent ak esr ev engeofeac handev er yper s on.
L ONELI NESS Fearofl onel i nes si sanout c omeofaf eel i ngdev el oped whent her ei snoper s onar oundy oui nac ompl et el ynew pl ac e. DI SORI ENTATI ON Di s or i ent i ngaper s onf r om hi sc ur r ents et t i ngpl ay sa v er yv i t al r ol ei nel ev at i ngt heper s onsf ear s . Ps y c hol ogi c al l yt hemi ndi sunabl et ounder s t andi t spos i t i on whi c hl eadst oel ev at edt header anal i ner us h. CONFUSI ON Conf us i onwor ksont hes i mi l arl i nesofdi s or i ent at i on. Onl ydi ffer enc ei st hatc onf us i oni sanout c omeof di s or i ent at i on. ANXI ETY Anx i et yi sabi pr oduc tofl owerbl oodpr es s ur el ev el s i nani ndi v i dual .
PRESENCE I nas et t i ngwher eaper s onl ef tal l al onebuts ens es s omeoneel s espr es enc eaddst ot hefl uc t uat i onoft he emot i onal l ev el soft hei ndi v i dual . DEATH FearofDeat hi st hemos tc ommonandev er yhumanpos s esi t .
VORTEX Thef eel i ngofget t i ngpul l edi nt oav or t exc andev el opaf ear ofdeat hordr owni ng.
LEAPOFFAI TH L eapoff ai t hi sas s oc i at edwi t ht hef earoft aki ngr i s ks . Thi ss i mpl ec onc epti sappl i c abl ei ndayt odayac t i v i t i es .
HI STORYOFRACHEL Rac hel r emi ndsmanyout s i der sofav i s i tt o" TheT wi l i ghtZone. "Af t ermi l esofl onel y hi ghwaywi t houtat r eeorbui l di ngi ns i ght , y ouc omeov erac r es tandt her ei ti s : a s c at t erofmobi l ehomess pr eadoutl i k ebuc ks hotac r os saMar s l i k ev al l ey . Rac hel s eemsal mos tl i k eapl anetofi t sown, c utofff r om t her es toft hewor l dbymi l esof empt i nes s . I tdoes n' thel pt hatt henear es tc i v i l i z at i oni sat ops ec r etmi l i t ar ybas e knownf ori t sUFOs t or i es . T ot heout s i dewor l d, Rac hel i s" L os ti nSpac e, "anda v i s i t orpas s i ngont hehi ghwaymaywonderwhati ti sl i k et obes t r andedher e, mi l es f r om t hec onv eni enc esofc i v i l i z at i on. AREA51 TheUni t edSt at esAi rFor c ef ac i l i t y c ommonl yknownasAr ea51i sahi ghl y c l as s i fi edr emot edet ac hmentof Edwar dsAi rFor c eBas e, wi t hi nt he Nev adaT es tandT r ai ni ngRange. Ac c or di ngt ot heCent r al I nt el l i genc e Agenc y( CI A) , t hec or r ec tnamesf ort he f ac i l i t yar eHomeyAi r por tandGr oom L ak e. Thebas e' sc ur r entpr i mar ypur pos e i spubl i c l yunknown; howev er , bas edonhi s t or i c al ev i denc e, i tmos tl i k el ys uppor t s t hedev el opmentandt es t i ngofex per i ment al ai r c r af tandweaponss y s t ems . The i nt ens es ec r ec ys ur r oundi ngt hebas ehasmadei tt hef r equents ubj ec tofc ons pi r ac y t heor i esandac ent r al c omponentt ouni dent i fi edfl y i ngobj ec t( UFO) f ol kl or e. NEVADASTATEROUTE375 Thet ops ec r etAr ea51gov er nmentbas ei snearSR375, andmanyt r av el er shav e r epor t edUFOobs er v at i onsandot hers t r angeal i enac t i v i t yal ongt hi sr oad. Suc h s t or i espr ompt edt hes t at et ooffic i al l ydes i gnat et her out east heEx t r at er r es t r i al Hi ghwayi n1 996. Thes mal l t ownofRac hel , l oc at edneart hec ent eroft hehi ghway , c at er st ot our i s t s , Geoc ac her s , andUFOs eek er swi t hal i ent hemedbus i nes s es . Al t hought hear ear ec ei v ess omet our i s m duet oal l egedex t r at er r es t r i al ac t i v i t y , SR375r emai nsal i ght l yt r av el edr out e. AMI NI NGTOWN Rac hel i ses s ent i al l yami ni ngt ownwhos ef or t uneshav er i s enandf al l enwi t ht hatof t heUni onCar bi det ungs t enmi neonT empi ut eMount ai naboutfi v emi l eseas toft own. Al t hought hemi nei snowc l os ed, manymapsofNev adas t i l l s howonl yt he abandonedmi nes i t e, T empi ut e, i ns t eadofRac hel . WhenUni onCar bi deboughtt he mi neandr eopenedi ti nt hemi d1 970s , t her ewasani mmedi at eneedf orhous i ngf or 1 00pl uswor k er sandt hei rf ami l i es . Ther ewas n' tenoughfl atl andar oundt hemi ne i t s el ff ormor et hanadoz enmobi l ehomes , s oal andr us hofs or t sbegani nt heSand Spr i ngsVal l eybel ow. Thes i t et hati snowRac hel pos s es s edt het woes s ent i al r equi r ement sf ors et t l ement : ac c es s i bl eunder gr oundwat erandpr i v at el and.
WHYRACHEL ? L ooki ngi nt ot hehi s t or yoft het ownofRac hel i nNev adaandal s ot hes uppor t i v e dr i v i ngf ac t or sofmy s t er y ; Ar ea51 , EThi ghway , UFOs i ght i ngs , nev adat r i angl e, abandonedmi nes , et c . t her egi onpr ov i desav enuest odev el opapr oj ec tt hati s bas edont hepr i nc i pl esofmy s t er y , f earands us pens e. Al s oi t sc l os epr ox i mi t yt ot hec i t yofL asVegaswi l l at t r ac tmanyt our i s t st ot he l oc at i onanddev el opt heol dt ownofRac hel . Thr eepot ent i al s i t eswer et ak eni nt oc ons i der at i onandar easf ol l ows :
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CLI MATEOFRACHEL Rac hel , Nev ada, get s8i nc hesofr ai npery ear . TheUSav er agei s39. Snowf al l i s 4i nc hes . Theav er ageUSc i t yget s26i nc hesofs nowpery ear . Thenumberofday s wi t hanymeas ur abl epr ec i pi t at i oni s1 7 . Onav er age, t her ear e269s unnyday sper y eari nRac hel , Nev ada. TheJ ul yhi ghi sar ound99degr ees . TheJ anuar yl owi s25. TOPOGRAPHY Rac hel i sav er ys mal l t ownont heETHi ghwayi nNav ada. Si nc et het ownl i mi t sar e v er yl es s , t het owni ss ur r oundedbyav ar i at i onoft opogr aphy . L ar gefl atl andsand mount ai nousr egi ons . Themount ai nr angest hr i v edwi t hal ar genumberofmi nesunt i l r ec ent l ywhent hey wer eal l dec omi s s i oned. EXI STI NGI NFRASTRUCTURE Thec i t yi saghos tt ownwi t hapopul at i onof+ / -60i ndi v i dual s . Ther ei shar dl yany i nf r as t r uc t ur ei nt het own. J us taf ewmot el sf orpas s er by s . Si t eunderc ons i der at i on i st ot al l ydes s er t ed. I nf r as t r uc t ur eneedst obebui l tf r om s c r at c h. Wat erav ai l abi l i t yi snotani s s ueduet opr es enc eofnumer ousaqui f er sar oundt he s i t e. El ec t r i c i t yi spr ov i dedpr i mar i l ybyt heHoov erDam whi c hpr i mar i l ys uppl i es t hes t at eofNev ada. Duet oav ai l abi l i t yoffl atl andandi mmens eamountods unl i ght , s c opei sav ai l abl ef or dev el opl ementofs us t ai nabl emet hodsofgener at i onofel ec t r i c i t y . SI TERESTRI CTI ONS Thepr es enc eofhi ghl ys ec r etmi l i t ar yf ac i l i t yc anl eadt or es t r i c t i onsonc ons t r uc t i on whi c hmayi nc l udedev el opmentont hehi l l s , hei ghtofs t r uc t ur es , et c .
RACHEL,AGHOSTTOWNI NNEVADA Af t ermi l esofl onel yhi ghwaywi t houtat r eeorbui l di ngi ns i ght , y ouc omeov era c r es tandt her ei ti s : as c at t erofmobi l ehomess pr eadoutl i k ebuc ks hotac r os sa Mar s l i k ev al l ey . Rac hel s eemsal mos tl i k eapl anetofi t sown, c utofff r om t her es tof t hewor l dbymi l esofempt i nes s . I tdoes n' thel pt hatt henear es tc i v i l i z at i oni sat op s ec r etmi l i t ar ybas eknownf ori t sUFOs t or i es . T ot heout s i dewor l d, Rac hel i s " L os ti nSpac e, "andav i s i t orpas s i ngont hehi ghwaymaywonderwhati ti sl i k et o bes t r andedher e, mi l esf r om t hec onv eni enc esofc i v i l i z at i on. Rac hel hasnev erev enr at edapos toffic e. Ther ei sagass t at i on/ c onv eni enc es t or e atoneendoft ownandar es t aur ant / bar / mot el att heot her . Al t hought her ear eatl eas t fi v eper manenthous esnow, mos tpeopl el i v ei nmobi l ehomesonpat c hesofs c r ub des er t . Apar tf r om t heUFOanomal y , Rac hel i ses s ent i al l yami ni ngt ownwhos ef or t unes hav er i s enandf al l enwi t ht hatoft heUni onCar bi det ungs t enmi neonT empi ut e Mount ai naboutfi v emi l eseas toft own. Al t hought hemi nei snowc l os ed, manymapsof Nev adas t i l l s howonl yt heabandonedmi nes i t e, T empi ut e, i ns t eadofRac hel . When Uni onCar bi deboughtt hemi neandr eopenedi ti nt hemi d1 970s , t her ewasan i mmedi at eneedf orhous i ngf or1 00pl uswor k er sandt hei rf ami l i es . Ther ewas n' t enoughfl atl andar oundt hemi nei t s el ff ormor et hanadoz enmobi l ehomes , s oal and r us hofs or t sbegani nt heSandSpr i ngsVal l eybel ow. Thes i t et hati snowRac hel pos s es s edt het woes s ent i al r equi r ement sf ors et t l ement : ac c es s i bl eunder gr ound wat erandpr i v at el and.
“ I ts oundsl i ket heywantat hemepar kgoi ng_” KI M ROSE
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MATERI ALI TY Thepr i mar ybas emat er i al t hatwi l l beus edi nt hes t r uc t ur ewoul dbec onc r et e. Apar tf r om t hati nt er i or swoul dc ons i s tofs t onet oenhanc et heex per i enc eoft he dar kr i de. Sec ondl yc or t ens t eel wi l l beus edasanaes t et i c al el ementi nt heex t er i oroft he e. t hebui l ts t r uc t ur
THEARCANE| HI TCHCOCKPARK| RACHEL,NEVADA Appl y i ngt hes t udyofar c hi t ec t ur al ex per i enc e, t hi sdes i gnc hal l engest hei deol ogi es s etbyAl f r edHi t c hc oc k. Thepar kr ev i v est hequal i t i esandnot i onsoff earand s us pens eut i l i z i ngar c hi t ec t ur east hes t agef ort heex per i enc e. THEARCANE| " Thebes twayt oent er t ai nt hes pec t at ori st omak et hem s uffer " , Al f r edHi r c hc oc k TheAr c aneasi tmeansi sanat t emptt oc r eat eas i mi l arnot i onofmaki ngt heper s on s uffer . Thepr i mar ydr i v i ngf or c esofani ndi v i dual ' sl i f ei nc l udest hef eel i ngoff ear ands us pens e. Ast henames ugges t s , t heaudi enc es uffer st hr oughi ns t anc eswhi c h dev el opsques t i onsandbyt het i met heyfi gur ei tout , onef al l si nt oanot herdr amat i c s i t uat i on. Thear c anes et sas t aget oi s ol at et hebei ngf r om i t sownment al s t at eand under s t andi ngoft heenv i r onment . STORY-EXPERI ENCE| Theent i r eex per i enc ei sauni t yoft wodi ffer entt i mel i nes ; onebei ngt hec hr onol ogi c al or derofev ent sandt heot herbei ngt heemot i onal har as s mentt hr ought heons c r een ev ent s .
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