Architecture Design: Singular Canopy

On sacred Super bowl Sunday Feb 5, 2006, here in Texas the football state, there’s only one person in this four stories office building. It’s yours truly. Ya, empty streets and all...

What can I do? As much as I love football (NFL), I have a deadline tomorrow to present a canopy proposal to a client. And since I was sick on Friday, I had to finish it up today and miss out on the “unofficial national holiday” in America.

Hopefully I will be able to finish the three 3D presentation boards today… not likely. But what the hack… the following is one of the renderings that will be part of the board.It is a canopy in a form remote from the existing hospital entrance. The entrance, which marked with a very nice informal garden, is now emphasized with the canopy as both a functional and sculptural piece.

People usually go to the hospital, when they are in bad shape and down, so I design a metaphoric seedling to imply growth and life. What do you think? Oh! From the top, it’s a mirror of two spade shapes.

Your thoughts about the design (positive or negative) are very welcome.