Hurricane Ridge

As the construction is occupied, the user interacts with and manipulates the architecture to construct an enclosure. Each primary position; sitting, standing and lying down, has a specific location and a unique interaction with the topography and the space in which it is contained.

A 28-foot beam serves as the structural and conceptual spine of the project. This beam supports the programmatic elements while providing a path for moving between them. The project opens to the user via an 8' x 8' platform that is articulated by four walls, 2 fixed and 2 movable. The participant enters the platform by unfolding a hinged wall and then raises a sliding wall to complete a 5'-4" high enclosure.

The landscape filters through the translucent skin and this personal enclosure provides a place for reflection, daydream, and imagination. Through a passage between two walls, the user moves along the spine to a ladder leading down to a 8' x 4' x 4' suspended box. Upon entering the box, the ladder is removed and a translucent frame is placed on the entry opening completing the envelope.

Lying down, suspended in the air, one feels embraced and contained while light, air, and view permeate the thin-screened surfaces and the covered opening overhead frames a view to the vast dome of the sky. Just beyond the box, a copper plate marks the end of the beam. At this moment, the user is at the highest point above the sloping ground and their eyes are directed to the distant mountain views.

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