.10.95 fall option studio w/ Eric Owen Moss
this is/was a continually changing sampling of work and text. i'm using this not only as a place to record my thoughts but also as an alternative way of thinking about the sequence of the project. some ideas are sequential, others float around in your head for years influencing different decisions. by presenting some of the ideas of the project in a sequential manner interlaced with non-linear larger and smaller developing ideas, perhaps i can begin to recognize new patterns and associations 'hidden' in the process. please feel free to leave comments concerning either the project or the method of presentaton.
Project Description: Four Neoclassical masonry tanks, built at the end of the nineteenth century, stand empty near the airport in Vienna. Once used for gas storage, the four domed cylinders - 60m in diameter, 65m high - are used only for an occasional concert or social event. 15,000 sq meters of high-rise apartments will be built in each tank along with 5,000 sq meters of retail, parking, and a rock concert hall. The Vienna lighting code, which prescribes natural light for living units, is applicable.