SUKKAH CITY
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Our interpretation of the traditional sukkah typology stems from an interest in the temporality of the holiday itself. The design is meant to express the constantly changing conditions that surround us in our daily lives, allowing us to contemplate natural cycles of growth and shifting seasons. The goal of this structure is to create a space that connects the earth to the sky. The form starts flat on the ground and arcs upward culminating in a sharp peak of interwoven rope and natural vegetation framing the sky as a focal point for the sukkah’s inhabitants. Using materials entirely from the earth, including nautical fiber rope and poplar wood, this sukkah is easily constructed from a simple kit of parts in a participatory way. Since there is no required skill to wrap the sukkah with rope, anyone can participate in its construction, encouraging community interaction and teamwork amongst peers. This sukkah aims to question the traditional notion of threshold and enclosure. The rope façade system allows for a subtle mediation between interior and exterior, which ultimately emphasizes the intimate nature of the interior space. Sited upon the gentle slope behind Givens Hall, one can see the multilayered rope surface as the illusion of solid enclosure from afar and as transparent from a closer vantage.
Sky SKY
EARTH SKY CONNECTION
EARTH Earth
SITE PLAN
The sukkah emphasizes the connection between the earth and the sky by pointing towards both domains.
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SUKKAH FOREST PARK
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SITE PLAN
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Facade System FACADE SYSTEM Wooden structural members are routed to hold facade Wooden structural members arerope routed system in place. Therope rope will then be fixed into place using to hold facade system in place. The nails. rope
will then be fixed into place using nails.
Joinery JOINERY Structural frame employs reinforced miter and butt-joints. Structural frame employs reinforced miter and
butt-joints.
FOUNDATION
Foundation The will sukkah will held in U-shaped place using U-shaped The sukkah be held in be place using rebars driven into therebars ground.driven into the earth.
ASSEMBLY DETAILS
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14’ - 6”
STRUCTURAL MATERIAL
The structural frame will consist of 4” x 4” Poplar wooden members.
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CLADDING MATERIAL
The enclosure will be made up of 1” diameter natural fiber nautical rope. The rope holds the structure in tension and serves to create a moire effect on the surface of the sukkah.
19’ - 0”
INTERIOR
The space is enclosed and intimate, yet left open for small groups of people to gather within and celebrate Sukkot. The ethereal light qualities within the space are generated by the dual-layered, gently undulating skin, which sways with the wind and causes the shadows within to change throughout the day.
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EXTENDED THRESHOLD
Creates a transitional space that allows one to acclimate between the exterior and the serendipity of the intimate interior space within the sukkah.
PLAN AND MATERIAL STRATEGIES
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18’ - 6”
20’ - 0”
SECTION
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NIGHT SKY
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DAYTIME SKY
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INTERIOR VIEW
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