5. _3_ _4_
map k untitled(s)
2005 2007
plaster and colored pencil wax and oil on canvas
5” x 7” 16” x 20”
6. [cu]mulus promenade
the highline, nyc: 2009
the [cu]mulus promenade began with an in-
vestigation of the geometric rules inher-
ent in the utilitarian nature of coffee
sleeves: insultation + protection. having
identified several areas along the highline
that are devoid of shade and subject to
extreme sun exposure, the primary function
of the [cu]mulus promenade is to insulate +
protect visitors from the heat [while still
allowing the elements, such as wind, rain
and snow to pass through].
the skeletal form of the promenade takes
its cue from the most organic examples of
shade along the highline: clouds. [cu]mulus
clouds, specifically, were investigated
for the potential of their ‘puffy’ appear-
ance and ‘noticeable vertical develop-
ment’. it is for this reason that the [cu]
mulus promenade provides its visitors with
varied ‘spatial’ chambers and a ‘secondary
plane’, rising off of the highline, to walk
through. _5_
lastly, the skin of the promenade was in-
spired by the shadows cast by a few loom-
ing buildings along the highline [in this
instance, the standard hotel between 12th-
14th street]. the [cu]mulus promenade is
an aggregate of straight-edge timber which
produces hard-line shadows, aids in the
screening of sun exposure and thereby plays
on the theme of sun protection factors [spf
8-100]
_5_
found object: coffee sleeve
the sleeve/patent # 5,826,786
_6_
grid overlay + shape reveal = identifica-
tion of production template/dna/geometry
9. _8_
_9_
_7_
highline prohibitions:
“maintain south to north trajectory”
photo collage + diagram
_8_
data point model
collapsible shade depot: draft 1
basswood
_9_
data point model
collapsible shade depot: draft 1a
basswood
10. _10_, _11_, _12_
site study:
hard shadow(s) cast by the standard hotel
[w 13th - W 14th]
pencil on vellum
