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Thesis: Sub-aquatic Architecture
Island Approach The island is accessed through a channel. The Cape Charles Lighthouse and the new boat house are visible. Entrance lookout The entrance to the channel is marked by an intervention and congregation point. This point is the beginning and end to the island procession.
Cape Charles Lighthouse The lighthouse is the only existing structure to remain on the island. Its new purpose is to act as a beacon and datum point. The Path and its Construction The path carries the visitor through the procession and is made of poured concrete in the manner which pipes are laid in sandy areas.
Vignettes The small personal spaces along the path are to tell a story of the island's history and existing life. The vignettes build and begin to speak more of the aquatic life as you reach the ocean and the exhibition and administration building.
The Exhibition Building This building is the support facility for the Sub Aquatic site. Within the walls of the building is an exhibition and small assembly hall.
The New Boathouse The boathouse has been moved from the old dock location to better engage the lighthouse. The form is to grow form the ground to link the structure to the earth for it is the transition point for the continent to the island and the island to the Sub Aquatic reassert facility.
Smith Island and Kipotopeke Smith Island is primarily dunes and marsh. There are two types of marsh: the salt marsh, bordering on the edge of the ocean, and the swamps, bordering on the edge of the land. The majority of life found on the island is located in this area. The island rises in the center by the only man made structure, Cape Charles Light House. Kipotopeke is a small town on the edge of the Virginia peninsula jutting into the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Virginia peninsula and Chesapeake Bay The Virginia Peninsula has had many travelers cross her territory. The peninsula is the access to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The bay is replenished by three rivers feeding into her. Among these are the Potomac, the Susquehanna, and the. The bay itself sees much traffic and is one among the most important ports in the United States. It houses the navy academy and its own Coast Guard base. The bay spills into the Atlantic Ocean.
The North East Waterways Two major water sheds on the East coast are the Delaware and the Chesapeake. The Chesapeake water shed is much larger than the latter. Its region encompasses much of the North-East coast. The area itself is home to many different species. Continental Ridge As the continent comes across from the plains it rises up in the Appalachian Mountains. This marks the first severe change in the landscape. The Atlantic Ocean finally meets the land and the second change in land occurs. This change is crucial to the balance of the struggle between water and land. The land continues under the water and falls as it tumbles over the edge of the oceanic ridge.
The Atlantic Ocean The worlds oceans are all connected and share currents and topographical features. In the Atlantic the currents swirl clockwise and move in a south-westerly direction until they are thrown back along the Gulf Stream. The ocean is home to a large variety of life. 99% of the earth's biosphere is in the aquatic realm. The Deepest location is in the Pacific Ocean. Located in the Mariana's Trench, Challenger Deep is over six miles below the surface of the ocean.
Crustaceans Bottom
dwelling decapods like the lobster and crab have hard exoskeletons.
The exoskeleton implies an architecturally rigid structure.
The lifestyle of the creatures implies a direct connection with
the ocean floor Cuttlefish Resembling
a cross between a squid and an octopus, the cuttlefish is a docile
creature which pulls its food into its beak by using its tentacles.
The submarine docking apparatus will borrow these principles. Snails
and Other Shellbacks The
formation of the shell is a long process.
Layers upon layers are added continuously from a single point
allowing the shell to grow and strengthen.
The form and structural integrity is very sound.
Jellyfish With no skeleton, jellyfish have adapted to life in the midwaters of the ocean. Their structural make up consists of an endoderm and an exodermises connected together to contain a digestive cavity. The light weight structure and transparency will be used to distinguish the floating element in the Sub Aquatic Based Station.
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