Perceiving the UNSEEN
...PHYSICALLY and EMOTIONALLY
The premise behind this design is for the visitor of the Phoenix Military and Pioneer cemetary to expereince the majority of the cemetary, those who are buried without acknowlegement-the unseen. The site design is formed from what is underneath-a “push” of the unseen from below, represented by expansive and enveloping walls. The visitor experiences a combination of compressions and releases.
PROCESS
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PATHS WALLS
BOUNDARY
VEGETATION
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SECTION B North to South
BUILDING ROOF
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AREAS OF INTEREST: 1-History Center 2-Park/Cemetary area 3-New burials 4-Resting hills (3) 5-Memorial 6-Reflection 7-Gardens/reburial for bodies disturbed 8-Funeral home/gathering area for ceremonies
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SITE PLAN 1”=40’ 0” SECTION A West to East
Concrete WALLS and corresponding structural RIBS provide SHELTER and SHADE + collumn BURIAL graves. They further create SECLUDED areas, PEACEFUL areas, and SOMBER areas depending on the compress and release of the walls and ground. Walls DISSOLVE to steel beams for sight lines through the whole cemetary to NOT FORGET the ones who do have a headstone and are SEEN.
PUSH/RELEASE-happiness/curiousity
RELEASE/PUSH-comfort/peace
RELEASE/RELEASE-loneliness/emptiness
PUSH/PUSH-tension/opression
4 different unique situations in the site (GROUND/ROOF)
MEMORIAL
The memorial area is designed to be an interactive piece with the rest of the Phoenix community. Residents bring in letters and pictures of pioneer or military ancestors. The visitor would walk down a highly “compressive” hallway to be released to a lower elevation and high roof/walls where the portraits and letters will be etched into them.
HISTORY CENTER
Inside: the library of Arizona’s history and records archive, offices, classroom areas, and a museum space. Classrooms and a library are included because the surrounding area contains neighborhoods and an elementary school that could regularly visit and use the resources of the center.
ALA 226: Spring 2016 Design Fundamentals IV
Student: Nicole Pniak Instructor: Diego Garcia-Setien