PhilHood
Umi Nu Mori
Umi Nu Mori
Umi Nu Mori
The proposal is to hide and then reveal trash in a way that advertises it as art with value. In stark contrast to the tumultuous city of Tokyo a large tabula rasa covers the site while slits reveal the massive piles of trash in compacted cubes underneath. These blocks seem to be placed at random but upon certain perspective look like familiar figures.
It is important to communicate what creates the island that visitors are inhabiting, yet not in a way that feels like a museum. We convey this information through experience and intrigue. The foreign landscape is unlike anything currently in civilization. It is just as foreign yet just as real as creating a fully inhabitable island out of trash and recycling. The figures blurred by the low resolution of compacted blocks of trash, inspire intrigue and moments where the visitor or viewer second guesses themselves with disbelief of what lies before his or her eyes.
The inhabitable surfaces and complex catwalks throughout the site test our interpretation of scale. From the size of a human or block of trash, to the size of the immense site or the city of Tokyo, the scale this project is viewed from dramatically changes the outcome.
The Towers and selected voxel figures throughout the site are to be used for future programming. Their placement is to highlight key interactions between the landscape and circulation systems. The voxelized figures are designed for TeamLabs-like museums with interactive environments. And the towers would be for more traditional museum spaces highlighted by large window overlooks. Through the positioning of the large protrusions, the towers also connect back to Tokyo by providing views towards specific aspects of the city and bay.
When it comes to materiality the project is broken into three parts. First the circulation is envisioned as bare concrete serving as the white box used to view the artistic land-forms. The trash is enclosed and colored dynamically throughout to contrast the relatively minuscule scale of the trash’s texture. Last, the towers for future programming are coated in chrome to mask the sheer weight and size, while not disrupting the sky to ground transition.
Other additions to the proposal are that we have redefined the perimeter of the site, and the island, to better respond to the harbors context. We have also introduced an extension to the current Tokyo metro lines to allow easier access for the public to the site and neighboring island.
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