THIS RENDER OFFERS AN INSIGHT INTO THE MATERIALS CHOSEN FOR THE PROJECT AND ALSO ATTEMPTS TO CONVEY WHAT THE STRUCTURE MAY LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE AS THE GENTLE PATINA OF TIME TAKES ITS TOLL ON THE STRUCTURE.

THE PARASITIC SHELL WORKS AS A KIND OF EXOSKELETON, MIMICKING NATURE, SHELLS, RIB CAGES, INVERTEBRATES AND VARI0US PARASITIC ORGANISMS.

THE CENOTAPH IS SEEN IN CONTEXT IN THIS RENDER. ATTACHED TO THE ROOF OF CAMERON'S MARTIAL ARTS COMPLEX AND JULIE'S THEATER.

PARASITE INTERGRATED WITH THE OTHER STRUCTURES, LATCHED ONTO THE ROOF OF MR ANDERSONS DOJO BLEEDING IT DRY.

Zoysia grass for courtyard both for its aesthetic beauty and also its parasitic appearance. Image stolen from www.plantcare.com/

FLOOR PLAN

AXONOMETRIC SECTION

WAVE LIKE FRAME TO HOUSE ZOYSIA GRASS IN MEMORIAL COURTYARD. SIMULAR TO MAYA LINS WAVE FIELD. IMAGE STOLEN FROM www.reachoutmichigan.org

THE CENOTAPH AT NIGHT, INNER GLOW CREATED WITH INTERNAL SPOT LIGHTS + PROGRAMED COLORED L.E.D'S CAPABLE OF BEING PROGRAMED TO CREATE VARIOUS WASHES OF COLOR.

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THIS VIGNETTE EXPLAINS THE EMPTY BULLET CASINGS AS A TECTONIC ELEMENT UNDERFOOT. THE SOUND OF EMPTY SHELLS BEING DISPLACED BY THE USER CONJURES IMAGES OF WAR AND A SENSE OF REALLY BEING IN A BUNKER AFTER A BATTLE.

CONCRETE TYPOGRAPHY IN CONCRETE FLOOR. AS MENTIONED IN PREVIOUS POSTS.

THE VINES ATTEMPT TO RE-CLAIM THE STRUCTURE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. EVENTUALLY THE PARASITIC SHELL, WILL BE ENVELOPED IN GREEN, FINALLY INTEGRATING THE MEMORIAL WITH THE SITE.

FIBERGLASS STRUCTURE ACTS AS A PROTECTIVE SENTRY OVER EXPOSED CENOTAPH.ANCHORING THE CONCRETE STRUCTURE TO ITS SURROUNDS.

ANGULAR FRAME ENCASING THE MEMORIAL, PERHAPS CONSTRUCTED USING RHS STEEL FENCING PARTS AND KNUCKLES.

A CLUSTER OF GEOMETRIC SPHERES AS AN ALTERNATIVE.

THE PINK RECTANGULAR FORM REPRESENTS THE CENTOTAPH HOUSED IN THE PROTECTIVE PARASITIC SHELL. LIKE A STEEL FAMED COCOON. THE COCOON HAS THE ABILITY TO ATTACH ITSELF TO THE SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AND OVER TIME WITH THE HELP OF NATURE WILL BECOME A SEAMLESS INTEGRATION INTO THE LANDSCAPE.

THIS ACCIDENTAL BALL OF FUR IS FURTHER CATALYST TO USE THE STRUCTURE AS A KIND OF 'GREEN SCAFFOLDING' AROUND MY MEMORIAL, THE STEEL FRAME WILL BE HOST TO GREEN ORGANIC MATTER THAT WILL OVER TIME RE-CLAIM THE STRUCTURE.

MY OWN EFFORTS AT MAKING A MODEL OF THE PARASITIC SHELL TO HOUSE MY MEMORIAL.

EXPERIMENTS IN 3DS MAX WITH MY BUDDY RUWAN HA!.

Scale model by Steven Holl, Interesting hexagonal pattern  + interesting angular asymmetrical form.  

A QUICK SKETCH EXPLORING A PARASITIC SHELL.

Hung-Pin Hsueh  www.dezeen.com

(ABOVE) Is 'Aromatic Fabrication' by Hung Pin Hsueh, which was stolen from www.dezeen.com. The organic nature of the frame is something I would like to incorporate into my outer structure.

Initial massing model and render experimenting with form and scale. (ABOVE) Picture of Geodesic Dome located at Mt Cootha Botanic Gardens.

The Eden Project, U.K By Nicolas Grimshaw

The idea of housing the war memorial in a parasitic-esque geodesic dome was borrowed from the Eden Project.