01 DESCRIPTION
Inspired by organic materials’ inherent relation to the earth’s surface, Surface to Sukkah, sought to emulate the growth & transience of natural materials, parallel to the weeklong Sukkot festival. This concept is accomplished in two ways - formally & materially.
Formally, Surface to Sukkah begins by looking at a strip of earth. To create an enclosure which adheres to the religious, structural and site requirements, the surface begins to lift and fold from the earth. In the process, exterior and interior seating areas are established as well as walls and a roof with varying levels of visual perforation.
The choice of sheathing material was poetic, wood framing was enveloped with a layer of semi-porous burlap, partially coated with sprayed-on terracotta, dried by the sun. The terracotta eroded over time & through climatic cycles eventually returning to the soil. In this way, the sukkah grows from the ground surface & returns until the next year.
Related: SPRAY-APPLIED TERRACOTTA
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SAINT LOUIS, MO, USA
2014
St. Louis Hillel, Washington University in Saint Louis
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100 SF
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JEFFREY LEE
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