Framing the Last Landscape

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Framing the Last Landscape

Valle de Guadelupe,
Baja California, Mexico
Program: Winery

MIT, Core III Studio

Instructor: Sheila Kennedy
Collaborator: Zhicheng Xu

How do we locate a building without conventional foundations?

The Valle de Guadalupe is overflowing with vineyards. The ecosystem is shriveling, rejecting the winemaking process, sustained only by the lifeline of water piped from the Colorado River. The last landscape waiting to be developed remains on the steep terrains, yet the developers want to flatten them too.

Site Condition, 1:300 Site Survey Model

Concept Diagram: Micro-climates

1:500 Site Plan: The Last Landscape

1:25 Framing Study: Light-gauge steel on boulder foundations

1:25 Framing: Dappled Light Studies

Concept Models: Frame Construction on Irregular Foundations

Construction Research: Accessible Labor

1:1 Framing Study: On-Site Manufacturability

Site Strategy: Steep Slope Access

1:50 Longitudinal Section

1:25 Section Model

1:25 Model Detail: Canopy Cladding

1:25 Model Detail: Occupiable Beam

1:25 Model Detail: Typical Section

1:25 Detail Section: Thermal Enclosure