exploratory concepts for Place d’Orleans bus station
At the macro scale, Place D’orleans seemed like every other bus station in Ottawa- fully modular with red steel framing and enclosed in a concrete surrounding. Although looking closer, at the micro scale, one can observe beauties that can serve as departure points for intriguing concepts.
nature through cracks
Nature is resilient- it makes it self visible through the cracks of concrete and hides within the clarity of glass.
wabi sabi
Firmly rooted in Japanese Aesthetic and philosophical tradition, this concept embraces the impermanence of the objects we create. Beauty is acheieved over time- beauty lies in the imperfection.
the human factor
Typically the continuous interaction with spaces result in its destruction- its surfaces decay, it gets vandalized, it looses functionality. Our relation with our spaces is parasitic- we build, use, destroy and move on.
