This project seeks to formally explore the drama in the progression of entering a skating rink through the emotive quality of material and relationship to a changing ground plane. Upon arrival, the patron becomes enveloped within topography; both shielding them from the noise of traffic as well as establishing a subterranean language. The next point of interaction is the accessory programming, including locker rooms and a waiting room. This space is defined by precast concrete culverts, as well as skylights that reference Le Corbusier’s light cannons in Ronchamp as a reminder that the patron is underground. Pushing into the main…
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