Rainwater Pavilion
Redhook, NY
Individual project under Hans Tursack
A pavilion that makes explicit an environmental phenomenon that is rainwater. This pavilion is intended to have minimal impact on an academic site and configured to be disassembled, so helical piles are used for minimal earthwork. Recycled steel members may be used. The first pavilion was developed to be light and inhabitable; water runs from the roof into a cistern, then the cistern used to fill your water bottles.
The annual water collection is determined by the following formula:
Roof Area (in2) x Rainfall (in) x runoff coefficient / 231(conversion of in3 to Ga) = volume in gallons
34,000 in2 x 47 in x 0.9 / 231 = 6226 gallons per year
The second pavilion was added as an experiment in architectural expression. The masonry tub is not occupied by people, but by water. After which the water reaches a volume that discharges out of a cantilevered downspout. This pavilion represents how heavy masonry tends to the earth and light frames tend to the sky.
All material joinery is made visible and the roof area surpasses the floor area due to its need for catchment.
