CLIMATE MUSEUM

Academic work, Carnegie Mellon University

Year 3 Semester I, 2019

Location: Pittsburgh, P.A.

Individual Professors: Dana Cupkova & Marantha Dawkins

Climate Museum, articulated the composite linkage between humans, animals, and their microclimates through simulations and the exploration of morphology while reconciling with the environmental challenges of the site. The project began with landscape terraformation complementing the urban climate to construct a new island typography that formed three climate zones to increase the diversity of animal inhabitants. The architecture then built upon the three climate zones by creating a gradient of microclimate for different plant species and inhabitable areas for the pollinators through the manipulation of architectural form. As a result, in addition to the human-animal propinquity at the shared outdoor space, when users circulate through the interior of the museum, they will experience the fluidity of microclimates corresponding to the inhabitants on the other side of the “wall”, understanding one’s connection to the greater environment. By interrelating the different scales of climate analysis, the audience, and the design, this project aims to increase biodiversity and sustain urban resilience.