TAKING THE FARNSWORTH HOUSE
UNFOLDING IT CONTEXTUALLY INTO THE LANDSCAPE
UNFOLDING INTO THE LANDSCAPE
UNFOLDING IT CONTEXTUALLY INTO THE LANDSCAPE
VICTOR WONG & JESSICA ZHANG
RAMP: APPROACH ONE SECTION AA
THIS PROJECT, UNFOLDING INTO THE LANDSCAPE TAKES THE EXISTING VALUES OF THE FAMOUS FARNSWORTH HOUSE AND INTEGRATES IT INTO THE LANDSCAPE. THE HEAVY CONTEXTUAL MASS OF THE SITE SLOPE AND INTEGRATING A LIGHT FLOATING STRUCTURE IS THE EMPHASIS OF OUR APPROACH. BY TIEING DOWN THE HEAVY SOIL WITH RETAINING WALLS AND ADDING A LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURE FLOATING ABOVE WATER, THE VALUES OF THE FARNSWORTH HOUSE AND KEPT INTACT: THE FLOATING LIGHT STRUCTURE EXISTS RETROFITTED INTO THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE. THE “UNFOLDING” OCCURS FROM THE VIEW OF THE RIVER, UNFOLDING ITS PLANES TO INVITE GUESTS TO A HEIGHTEN VIEW OF THE RIVER.
RAMP: APPROACH THREE
RAMP: APPROACH TWO SECTION BB
SITE TECTONICS
SECTION CC
TRAVERTINE FLOOR (TILING)
LANDING STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS CONCRETE WATER EDGE
LEVELLING SAND
ROCK/STONE BASE + WATERPROOF MEMBRANE
ISOLATION JOINTS
TRAVERTINE FLOOR (TILING)
LANDING STRUCTURAL STEEL COLUMNS
TOP: LANDSCAPE DETAILING UNDER RAMP BOTTOM: APPROACH TO FARNSWORTH HOUSE
ISOLATION JOINTS CONCRETE KERB
ROCK/STONE BASE + WATERPROOF MEMBRANE LEVELLING SAND
FARNSWORTH HOUSE SECTION DD
CIRCULATION RAMPS
EXISTING PATH