We have all made trips out to the site so that we can not only sketch and charette, but also so that we can document the site as it was actually constructed--we have found that many of the drawings that we have from previous students do not accurately describe the conditions on the site.
I (like many of my team) am particularly drawn to the exposed foundations of the historic Keese Barn. Our desing must be sensitive to these remains of the old building...I like the idea of revealing them in some way.
We clearly have our work to do in terms of cleaning...the site has not been kept up by the community. While it is being used, the beer cans, hair combs and hair weaves indicate that its uses do not currently coinside with our vision of the park. The glass, rusted nails and other debris--as well as missing handrails within the Memory Box) make the site very unsafe for its visitors.
While on the site, Sara-Ashley and I took extensive measurments of the Memory Box, the porch, and the foundations on the site. The studio is working to construct an accurate model of the existing conditions on the site.
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