Perspectival Section cut through Sukkah.
Study of local seaweeds.
Physical model showing supports held in tension with twine.
Elevation of primary structure.
Elevation with structure and twine webbing.
Elevation with structure, webbing, and hanging lines for seaweed.
View looking up from inside Sukkah.
Details showing how to hang seaweed.
Cut sheet for pieces used to hang seaweed.
Cut sheet for beam construction.
When: August 2010
Work: Sukkah City Design Competition
Site: Union Square, New York City
Size: 115 sq.ft.
With Christopher Gallot and David Kennedy
For a submission to the 2010 Sukkah City Competition, myself and two peers submitted our proposal entitled 'Sukkah: NYCweed.' The proposal reinterprets the history of Sukkas in relation to their impermanence and place. What if, in their Exodus from Egypt, the Israelites had crossed through Manhattan in 2010? What kinds of organic materials may they be able to find? ‘Sukkah: NYCweed’ uses locally gathered materials, particularly seaweed, in order to emphasize the idea of a Sukkah that is truly New York. Prefabricated beams support wall surfaces that are made up of webs of twine covered strategically in seaweed. The seaweed grants a playful translucency to the space, and provides a tactility and meaning that many New Yorkers are pleasantly familiar with.
