Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The site I chose for my thesis project is the southwestern end of downtown Oregon City and the industrial island across the Willamette.  This is a Sketchup image of the master plan as of mid-term.  It's changed a little, but will remain mostly the same in form.  The buildings that I am going to design in detail, the next phase, are the two reaching across the bridge and the one behind those on the same axis.  There will be 2 funiculars (diagonal trains used on steep slopes) and one elevator to link the upper Oregon City neighborhoods with the new downtown section.   I'm currently working on getting the site contours cut for what will be a gigantic site model.  I'm freaking out just a little bit.  The second image is from the opposite edge, near the falls.  Some of the fabric there is existing, like the narrow curved walkway and the circular building, to be an amphitheater, which is now a stinking sulphur vat.

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