OYSTER RESEARCH CENTER (2020 VIRGINIA AIA COMPETITION)

THE BUILDING CONNECTS THE SUROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE WATER. ONE VOLUME WITH ITS SHORT SIDE PARALLEL TO THE STREET AND THE OTHER VOLUME PARALLEL TO THE WATERS EDGE CREATES A PATHWAY. CONCRETE PYLONS HELP SUPPORT THE UPPER VOLUME WHILE MIMICKING THE COUNTLESS WOOD PILES IN THE WATER NEARBY. THIS CREATES A SHADED SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER AND ENJOY THE SITE. (WEEKEND LONG COMPETITION)