THE CONCEPT FOR THE PAVILION DRAWS ITS INSPIRATION FROM THE ADAIR PARK BUNGALOW HOMES, THE PHOENIX- SYMBOL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, AND THE MOTION ENGENDERED BY THE DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE OF ART AND MUSIC. THE PAVILION EMERGES FROM THE GROUND AS TWO EXTENDED WINGS OF THE PHOENIX SYMBOLIZING STRENGTH AND MOVEMENT. INCORPORATING THE DIMENSIONS OF AN AVERAGE LOT SIZE WITHIN THE ADAIR PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ENABLES THE DESIGN TO ORIGI- NATE FROM WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. MY PROPOSAL PROVIDES A MEASURE OF SCALE RELEVANT TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND CULTURE, WHILE SYMBOLICALLY REFERENCING THE HISTORY OF AT- LANTA.
FORM:
AS THE TWO WINGS RISE FROM THE EARTH THEY CONVERGE AT THE STAGE CREATING A SINGULAR WOODEN RIBBON THAT EXTENDS ACROSS THE SITE. AS A RESULT THE PAVILION WILL INCLUDE A RAISED “PARK” WING WHICH WILL PROVIDE EXCITING VIEWS OF ADAIR PARK AND BEYOND, A LARGE SPECTA- TOR PORCH EQUIPPED WITH SWINGS, A STAGE FOR VARIOUS PERFORMANCES, AND A LOWER “PER- FORMANCE” WING CONSISTING OF A STAGE FOR ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS AS WELL AS A SERIES OF BENCHES FOR VIEWING PERFORMANCES. EACH WING IS ORIENTED TOWARD SPECIFIC FEATURES IN ADAIR PARK AND THE CITY OF ATLANTA. THE PORCH SPACE UNDERNEATH THE PARK WING EXEMPLI- FIES THE IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP TO THE PORCHES ON MANY HOMES IN ADAIR PARK AS IT RELATES TO SOUTHERN CULTURE. IT IS A SPACE TO VIEW PERFORMANCES OR SIMPLY RELAX ON A HOT DAY. THE PAVILION IS MULTI-FACETED. THE PAVILION CAN HOST VARIOUS COMMUNITY EVENTS DAY OR NIGHT IN ADDITION TO PERFORMANCES, WHILE PROVIDING MULTIPLE SEATING OPTIONS, SHADE, AND ACCES- SIBILITY FOR ALL USERS. THE DESIGN OF THE RAILINGS, THE ORIENTATION OF THE COLUMNS, AND
THE LANDSCAPE ARE ALL INSPIRED BY THE MOVEMENT OF DANCE. THE PAVILION AND ITS ELEMENTS ARE MEANT TO BE VIEWED AS “IN MOTION”. LIKEWISE THE LANDSCAPE IS ARTICULATED AS A SERIES OF CHOREOGRAPHED PLANES.
MATERIALS:
CHOOSING TO CLAD THE PAVILION IN A WESTERN RED CEDAR PLANKS THAT WOULD BE STAINED LIGHT GREY CREATES A DIALOG BETWEEN THE PAVILION AND THE PORCHES OF ADAIR PARK. WESTERN RED CEDAR IS A SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL AND NATURALLY RESISTANT TO DECAY AND INSECT INFESTATION. IN ADDITION IT IS VERY DURABLE AND HAS A VERY LOW SHRINKAGE FACTOR WHICH MAKES IT SUPE- RIOR TO ALL OTHER CONIFEROUS WOODS IN ITS RESISTANCE TO WARPING AND TWISTING. WESTERN RED CEDAR ALSO OFFERS ACOUSTICAL PROPERTIES IN THAT IT CONTAINS NATURAL PROPERTIES WHICH DAMPEN VIBRATIONS, ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL DURING MUSIC PERFORMANCES. THE CON- STRUCTION TECHNIQUES USED TO CONSTRUCT THE PAVILION ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE USED WHEN BUILDING A PORCH ALBEIT ON A LARGER SCALE.
LANDSCAPE:
THE LANDSCAPE REINFORCES THE ENERGY OF THE PAVILION BY CREATING A SERIES OF COMPOSED PLANES THAT ORIGINATE AT THE PAVILION. EACH GROUND PLANE HOLDS A DIFFERENT PROGRAMMATIC ELEMENT SUCH AS A SCULPTURE PLAZA, PLAYGROUND, WATER FEATURES, PICNIC LAWNS, AND TREE GROVES. THE LANDSCAPE EXTENDS TO THE BELTLINE AND OFFERS PLAZA AND PARK SPACES FOR COMMUNITY GATHERINGS.
