Cenote seclusion
Manhattan recreation space |
Pratt GAUD Studio 01 |
professor Ryan Brooke-Thomas |
professor Ryan Brooke-Thomas |
This first design project evokes a cenote – a natural sinkhole exposing bathing water below - offering escape from its Manhattan surroundings by elongating a journey into its depths below the park above.
Its circulatory space becomes progressively darker, punctuated by a succession of increasingly closed spaces, with apertures between emphasizing this progression and shafts of light penetrating the furthest spaces from above.
Outdoors, a gathering area is characterized by its connection to the tree-lined site perimeter and park, while lifted masses invite exploration around the full extent of the site.
Section drawing
Circulation drawing