Obviously
the most overt aspect of the project, the park exists on a typically
unused surface, the roof. Instead of treating the roof as leftover
from interior spatial articulation - common in most buildings
- the architects create a dynamic interplay between its surfaces
and the spaces below. In between, the steel frame structure
- resembling a spine traveling the length of the pier - changes
its profile to accommodate the terminal's program while simultaneously
providing a rich park setting above. Spatial continuity results
from the structure's melding of inside and outside, resembling
a flow diagram solidified into architecture.
