We chose the lamp post in the corner of the diag. The site
included in the section was the post on a solid cement block and an adjacent
trashcan. There is utility here, but also thought. The site serves as a sort of
dividing point for the diag. At about 4 feet, they are too tall to be part of
the seating and as a result become part of a border between the vibrant brick
diag and the adjoining park land. The trash can, while a moveable piece of
architecture, is no less part of site. It still divides. It still stands out as
a barrier. The formalness of the block and rigid lamppost work well with the
playful curve of the trash can. It works as a cohesive site that reflects
dichotomy of its formal and informal placement between the park and diag.
We chose this place primarily because a section cut here
would give a combination slice of three distinct, yet cohesive elements, but we
had another motive. A sectioning cut here divides what is thought to be solid,
practical everyday objects. How many times have you stopped to consider what’s
inside a lamppost or a seemingly solid block? What about a trashcan? A section
here reveals what is beneath, hidden inside, or even what lurks just below the
surface. It makes apparent what usually cannot be seen.
Here a section tells what is behind a façade of solidity, of
function. It reveals the wiring of the lamppost, the trash of the trashcan, and
what the cement block is really built on.
The section is imagined by the blue type acting as the dividing line of
a cut. It as a sort of imaginary knife and conveys a certain prominent divide
across the objects. It separates and opens up the imaginary space between the
sites supposed sides to reveal secrets hidden within.
At the risk of sounding pedantic and a little over dramatic,
a plan would change everything. A taped plan would take a peering down approach
and reveal very little. We would probably only tape around cut points. It would
level out the irregular levels and shapes that make this site worth viewing. It
would essentially reveal two circles and a block. The purpose of the plan to
show layout and shape would be all but lost.
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