How a building connects to the earth is the foundation of its character. It can sit lightly or seem to grow from beneath the ground. Siler Place Residence
Design Elements
Landscape/Meeting the Ground
Floating
By elevating a building, you unweight it, giving the impression of floating like a treehouse. Griffin Residence
Emerging
Materials can connect a building to the ground in a way that make it seem as if it has grown there. This building, located on the beach and the boardwalk, is made of sand (concrete). Ocean City Performing Arts Stage.
Sitting lightly
This home touches the ground surrounded by oyster shell drainage strips. The material lets the home appear to rest lightly, an effect accentuated by the large roof overhangs. Quillin Residence.
Marching
Although the walls of this memorial are elevated, they are carried on abstracted caryatid columns which evoke pallbearers. Their random placement implies movement. Patriots Peace Memorial.
Steps root a building to the ground
Steps transition from building to landscape in a solid, stable manner. They also provide wonderful places to sit. South Point Residence 1.
We seek two things of our buildings. We want them to shelter us. And we want them to speak to us -- to speak to us of whatever we find important and need to be reminded of
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