PROJECT Baltimore's Movement Maker
LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland, United States
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 5/1/2016
PROJECT CATEGORY Undergraduate / Upper Level Design
PROJECT TYPE Studio
ENTRANT Sarah Palmer
TEAM MEMBERS
SCHOOL University of Maryland School of Architecture, College Park
FACULTY SPONSOR James Tilghman, Professor / Architecture
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
This assignment compiled many parts including a master plan for a site sitting on Baltimore on the harbor waterfront, addressing sea level rise, and defining a "maker space / exhibition space" program. This project was challenging in the nature of the site being in a dense urban environment with a water edge condition. Therefore the building had to address the water but also reflect the previous masterplan design.
STUDENT'S STATEMENT
Lazaretto Point is a unique space in Baltimore because it is a destination and the connector that ties the harbor’s boundary. The site itself is marked with scars from industry throughout time- the Lehigh Cement Silos, I-95 Tunnel below, and Coal Shipment Facility to the east. The Master- plan describes an approach to healing the land from these scars, as well as healing the users of the space with park design for movement. Gateway Park incorporates the Harbor Line which is a raised boardwalk that links this destination to newly redeveloped piers and Canton Park to the north.
The Movement Maker is placed literally on Lazaretto’s point. The idea of healing and movement continues with the program of this building, becoming a kinesthetic institute where movement is created and displayed. The nature of the program influences the form to become three distinct forms- the Exhibition Core being grounded on the land, Threshold Bridge, and the Movement Maker projecting onto the harbor and housing dance studios and learning spaces. The form for both of these primary objects takes inspiration from freeze frame images of dancers, where the motion is described in means of gravity. The parabolic spacing between moves carries through the building where the spacing between parts embodies both fast and slow spacing.
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1: Movement Maker_high res image1, "Aquatic Approach Experience", Sarah Palmer
IMAGE 2: Movement Maker_high res image 2, "Amphitheater Experience", Sarah Palmer
IMAGE 3: Movement Maker_image 3, "Site", Sarah Palmer
IMAGE 4: Movement Maker_image 4, "Park Experience", Sarah Palmer
IMAGE 5: Movement Maker_image 5, "Movement Maker Experience", Sarah Palmer
IMAGE 6: Movement Maker_image 6, "Ground Floor Plan", Sarah Palmer
IMAGE 7: Movement Maker_image 7, "Section", Sarah Palmer
MEDIA FOR DOWNLOAD
Baltimore's Movement Maker
Category
AIA Maryland Student Design Awards > Undergraduate > Undergraduate / Upper Level Design
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