May/September : Eskenazi Hospital Parking Structure Art Facade in Indianapolis, IN by Urbana Studio

Article source: Urbana Studio

This project began with an interest in challenging the typical notion of the parking structure as an unappreciated infrastructural typology by transforming the new Eskenazi Hospital parking structure into a binary, synthetic terrain. The effect of a field of 7,000 angled metal panels in conjunction with an articulated east/west color strategy creates a dynamic façade system that offers observers a unique visual experience depending on their vantage point and the pace at which they are moving through the site.

Image Courtesy © Serge Hoeltschi

• Architects: Urbana Studio
• Project: May/September : Eskenazi Hospital Parking Structure Art Facade
• Location: Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A
• Photography: Serge Hoeltschi

Image Courtesy © Serge Hoeltschi

In this way, pedestrians and slow moving vehicles within close proximity to the hospital will experience a noticeable, dappled shift in color and transparency as they move across the hospital grounds, while motorists driving along W. Michigan Street will experience a faster, gradient color shift which changes depending on their direction of travel.

Image Courtesy © Serge Hoeltschi

This project sought to explore parallels between techniques of two-dimensional image construction and the tectonic considerations present in the design and fabrication of building enclosure. Through rigorous examination of digital image manipulation and reproduction techniques, such as error diffusion, dithering, half-toning, and lossy-compression quantization a strategy for the articulation of complex arrangements of patterns and edges across a building façade was developed.

Painted Aluminum
(60′ H x 245′ W x 4′ D)

Image Courtesy © Serge Hoeltschi

Image Courtesy © Serge Hoeltschi

Image Courtesy © Serge Hoeltschi

Image Courtesy © Serge Hoeltschi

Image Courtesy © Serge Hoeltschi

Tags: IN, Indianapolis, U.S.A.

Categories: Facade, Hospital, Parking Structure

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