Sky Filigree

Location : New York City, New York
Independent project
Advised by Werner Goehner

The proposed art school and community center for the Columbia School of the Arts are situated on top of Morningside Park, hugged in between the neighborhood of Harlem and Columbia University. Two bridges extend across 116th and 118th street, with existing lookouts along the sidewalk providing an immediate entrance to the public programs within the school.  

The delicate layering of semitransparent hanging, folding walkways, and volumes allow filtered
shadows to soak the ground underneath and carves a textured roof-scape for visitors below. The hanging spaces and lookouts puppeted by the superstructure above open towards the Harlem community into the park and suggest a new program to occur. The micro-additions to the park, separated from the superstructure above entirely, such as lounge areas, communal gardens, a paved stage, and outdoor exhibition space, give opportunities to communal involvement and events.