PROJECTS

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Ville Platte Town Square                          Stickney Residence

 Gallery I/O                 D. Wheelahan Residence

McCollam Garconniere                              Urann Residence

High Tech Pavilion                 P. Wheelahan Residence

                                 Freret Street Residence

Baron Residence

Boulet Residence

Glaser Residence

Dutruch Residence

Nius Residence

+ A STAGE FOR VIEWING
In collaboration with Steven Kline, sculptor
New Orleans, LA

The design was the winning entry in a competition sponsored by the Arts Council of New Orleans and the Audubon Institute.  Each team was comprised of an artist and an architect.  The site is located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Audubon Park, a sylvan landscape that rises to overlook the historic and industrial river. The pavilion provides a sheltered place for gathering.

A Stage For Viewing, makes a place in response to the historical, mythical, and physical characteristics of the site.  The design was influenced by Native American rituals such as mound building in the Mississippi Delta area, nomadic tent structures, historic fortifications, turn of the century mariners, as well as the present day industrial character of the Mississippi River evidenced by the traffic of vessels and the metal sheds, refineries, and granaries along the river banks.

An earth berm and a mound interrupt the landscape embracing a ship-shaped cracked mud plateau, and implying a hallowed place.  A retaining wall holds back the earth while providing a place to sit.  Upon this terrace sits the structure that combines massive galvanized steel elements, which establish permanence with a temporal fabric roof that relates to the ephemeral nature of periodic gathering.  The abstract references made by elements of the project intensify the sense of place, enriching the experience by stimulating a further awareness of the vitality of the river.