Oxnard Ferry Terminal
Design Direction: Sustainability-oriented
Location: Oxnard, California
Work Type: Partner with Nickson Chan
Duration: 10 Weeks
Complete Time: 6/12/2020
Instructor: Georgina Huljich
Software: Rhino, Z-brush, Keyshot, Lumion, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro
Description:
The project focuses on dealing with the future rising sea level of Oxnard, California by using high technology. The Ferry Terminal as the new form of sustainable architecture in the future utilizes and transforms marine waste as its own constructional material and structure, so as to achieve a state of symbiosis of waste plant and ferry terminal.
The waste plant combined with the ferry terminal is an ever-evolving part of the urban landscape. It was elevated above the ground on pilotis, in anticipation of radical change. Over time, soil erosion and rising sea level had made a serious impact on the earth. Along with the strong and sustainable building structures of the waster plant, an additional artificial ground is constructed to safeguard the site. A void, now found between the earth and the waste plant, provides a place for taking ferries.