Buena Vista Historical Preservation & Urban Fabric Revitalization: Thesis Project

THIS PROJECT PUTS FORWARD THE PREMISE THAT PURE AND EXPLORATORY ARCHITECTURAL FORM CAN BE USED TO EFFECTIVELY REVITALIZE PREVIOUSLY IN-CONGRUENT AND DECAYING STRUCTURES OF THE CITY. THROUGH STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURAL INTERVENTION THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY INGREDIENTS TO CREATE A VIABLE AND SUCCESSFUL ART-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PROVING THAT TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL FORMS CAN NOT ONLY SUCCESSFULLY COEXIST, BUT FEED-OFF EACH TO ADD TEXTURE AND COMPLEXITY TO THE FABRIC OF THE CITY. THIS PROJECT ACHIEVES THIS GOAL BY CREATING A PUBLIC SPACE IN A CORNER OF THE CITY WHERE PREVIOUSLY TWO BUILDINGS OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, ARCHITECTURAL STYLES, AND SCALES, EXISTED CREATING A VOID IN THE URBAN FABRIC AS WELL AS AN EYE SORE IN THE UP-AND-COMING DESIGN DISTRICT.BY INTERVENING, THIS THESIS CLAIMS TO HAVE AMELIORATED THESE ISSUES BY SUBSTITUTING DISHARMONY WITH BALANCE AND COMPLEXITY THAT ADDS TO THE RICHNESS, VISIBILITY, AND PRESTIGE OF THE ART-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM.