FO PRESIDIO TUNNEL TOPS 44 Caitlin Atkinson
A public landscape precedent showing a contoured, segmented timber seating sculpture integrated into native plantings at an overlook.
- What we like about this project
- The stacked timber lamellae form integrated ergonomic backrests that blend seamlessly with the horizontal path.
Materials
- timber
- concrete
- native-planting
- steel
Visual identifiers
- contoured-timber
- sculptural-seating
- native-grasses
- golden-gate-bridge-backdrop
Style tags
- contemporary
- organic
- site-responsive
Visual tags
- public-realm
- coastal-park
- landscape-furniture
- topography
- outdoor-room
- Geometry
- Linear, contoured wooden sculptural form undulating gently in profile, embedded into a graded concrete and native planting plaza.
- Structural guess
- Segmented laminated wood elements secured onto a reinforced concrete substrate.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled landscape installation; seating element stretches approximately twenty feet with comfortable backrests.
- Lighting
- Warm, low-angle afternoon sunlight casting soft shadows and highlighting the segmented timber textures.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, windswept coastal atmosphere warmed by afternoon sun and natural wood tones.
- Environmental context
- Coastal park setting overlooking the bay and bridge, surrounded by tall ornamental grasses and pathways.
- Spatial experience
- Visitors sit along the contoured wooden topography, framed by surrounding tall grasses and distant coastal views.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal undulating curves met by vertical timber joint lines and tall, feathery grasses.
- Style reading
- Contemporary landscape furniture and placemaking
- Program
- Public park overlook and seating element
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- landscape
- Materials
- timber, concrete, native-planting, steel
- Visual identifiers
- contoured-timber, sculptural-seating, native-grasses, golden-gate-bridge-backdrop
- Style tags
- contemporary, organic, site-responsive
- Visual tags
- public-realm, coastal-park, landscape-furniture, topography, outdoor-room
- Geometry
- Linear, contoured wooden sculptural form undulating gently in profile, embedded into a graded concrete and native planting plaza.
- Structural guess
- Segmented laminated wood elements secured onto a reinforced concrete substrate.
- Spatial scale
- Human-scaled landscape installation; seating element stretches approximately twenty feet with comfortable backrests.
- Lighting
- Warm, low-angle afternoon sunlight casting soft shadows and highlighting the segmented timber textures.
- Atmosphere
- Serene, windswept coastal atmosphere warmed by afternoon sun and natural wood tones.
- Environmental context
- Coastal park setting overlooking the bay and bridge, surrounded by tall ornamental grasses and pathways.
- Spatial experience
- Visitors sit along the contoured wooden topography, framed by surrounding tall grasses and distant coastal views.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal undulating curves met by vertical timber joint lines and tall, feathery grasses.
- Style reading
- Contemporary landscape furniture and placemaking
- Program
- Public park overlook and seating element
- Perspective
- Aerial/Site
- Discipline
- landscape