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| Cliff - Plan |
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| Cliff - Perspective Circulation |
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| Cliff - Section |
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| Mesa - Plan Perspective |
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| Mesa - Roof Plan |
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| Mesa - Section Perspective |
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| River - Plan |
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| River - Section |
A pilgrimage is taken to an extraordinary landscape.
To displace oneself, and surrender to the earth, open and alone in the red desert.
Traveling first to the center, a mesa, in order to become better acquainted with the surroundings.
A path winds around a vessel, embedded in the earth, punctured by the surrounding landscape, the story is told through views.
Sun streams in overhead, light sweeps the ground as the day passes.
The moon crosses the sky, peeking through holes above.
The morning sun leads the way to the river.
An embedded path, stairs lead down to a hovering platform.
Splash of water on rocks, an intimate setting.
Sun plays back and forth over the concrete walls.
Shelter from the wind, keeping an eye on the moon overhead.
Another dawn, ambitious, heading skyward.
Top of the cliff, a tunnel, trusting, heading down to an infinite drop.
Hanging mid-air, stairs back to the safety of a cliff-side cave.
The sun moves over the landscape, now familiar.
Flames flicker on the bright red rock, until dawn gently nudges to continue on.
The pilgrimage was taken in order to escape, but what was found was a self that was forgotten.
The journey never ends, it only deepens. The destination is the pilgrimage itself.
Architecture's role as a pilgrimage destination has evolved. No longer seeking the identifiable object on the landscape, the modern pilgrim is mostly traveling to an unmapped destination within the self. The project takes form as three centers along a path, where the pilgrim can seek shelter. These centers are tools for taking in the surroundings. Using sunlight, views, and path to create intimate settings with landscape conditions, the architecture works with the pilgrim to become one with the land. The architecture makes respectful gesture to the landscape and the ritual of pilgrimage.
To displace oneself, and surrender to the earth, open and alone in the red desert.
Traveling first to the center, a mesa, in order to become better acquainted with the surroundings.
A path winds around a vessel, embedded in the earth, punctured by the surrounding landscape, the story is told through views.
Sun streams in overhead, light sweeps the ground as the day passes.
The moon crosses the sky, peeking through holes above.
The morning sun leads the way to the river.
An embedded path, stairs lead down to a hovering platform.
Splash of water on rocks, an intimate setting.
Sun plays back and forth over the concrete walls.
Shelter from the wind, keeping an eye on the moon overhead.
Another dawn, ambitious, heading skyward.
Top of the cliff, a tunnel, trusting, heading down to an infinite drop.
Hanging mid-air, stairs back to the safety of a cliff-side cave.
The sun moves over the landscape, now familiar.
Flames flicker on the bright red rock, until dawn gently nudges to continue on.
The pilgrimage was taken in order to escape, but what was found was a self that was forgotten.
The journey never ends, it only deepens. The destination is the pilgrimage itself.
Architecture's role as a pilgrimage destination has evolved. No longer seeking the identifiable object on the landscape, the modern pilgrim is mostly traveling to an unmapped destination within the self. The project takes form as three centers along a path, where the pilgrim can seek shelter. These centers are tools for taking in the surroundings. Using sunlight, views, and path to create intimate settings with landscape conditions, the architecture works with the pilgrim to become one with the land. The architecture makes respectful gesture to the landscape and the ritual of pilgrimage.
