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Transecting The Heart: An Atrium Investigation, Aubrey Sofia Bader, Sandra Ghabrial
Transecting The Heart: An Atrium Investigation, Aubrey Sofia Bader, Sandra Ghabrial
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
An oxbow in a river creates a peninsula with a unique environment, distant from the surrounding land. Similarly, the oxbow-shaped Federal Center South Building 1202 contains a peninsula, an enclosed atrium, with an environment unlike the flowing current of offices that surround it. The cool modern offices are contrasted with the warmth of the central timber structure. The exposed timber beams and columns consist of wood reclaimed from a warehouse that previously stood on the site. In conversation with the modern oxbow of offices, the timber is reinforced by steel beams, giving it new life.
During our initial research phase, …