STUDENT
Elliot Reid
PROFESSOR
Charlie O’Geen
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 rink area, the material changes again to a latticed wood arch structure, a distorted reflection of the canopies that towered overhead upon initial arrival. Light pours in from chest height, obscuring the horizon line from players due to direct sunlight, while providing ambient daylight to fill the space. The level changes provide vantage points to observe the ground plane.