Site Plan

JB Hardy
Wed, 11 Feb 2015 16:10:12 -0500

To heighten the unique and tundra-like environment so tall above the streets below, and to evoke Isis, goddess of the harvest, the design is kept open and breathable, with a palette of hardy, long-haired grasses to blow in the breeze and soft, winter-hardy, sun-friendly mosses to round out the green roof. In keeping with the materials used to construct the existing tower, green stone and gold glass tiles line the walkable area. Divided by the elevator bank, the East half is a mediation platform partially illuminated from below and surrounded by tall grass and a glass wall, to greet the rising sun; the West half is an open area for parties to toast the sunset. A vernal aqueduct runs through the western side, ending in a cascade of leaves and seed heads tussled in the later-afternoon breeze.