MICHAEL HARA
DESIGN PORTFOLIO
SELECTED WORKS //
The World is a Library
Architectural Augmentations
Plug It In!
Long Island Cinema
Don't Fear the Reaper
Stairway to Heaven
Copyright 2011 Michael Hara
LONG ISLAND CINEMA
This project proposes an architectural intervention that embraces the fantastical experience of cinema and manifests it in a glowing, responsive, iconic architecture. Situated on an old industrial Pepsi bottling site on the east river just South of Roosevelt Island, the building resulted from a series of folds in the landscape which created both a natural ampitheater for an outdoor screen and an iconic form that appears to emerge from the river itself. During the day the parametrically-derived superstructure calls to mind the industrial nature of the site, while at night the three cantilevers glow and act as lanterns, utilizing the shimmering, shifting river surface as a fifth facade to the building. In addition, the ampitheater landscape is populated by autonomous responsive mechanisms which provide audio for movies and light the landscape. During the day a solar flower emerges and collects energy, while at night two lights respond independently to movement and noise, creating a landscape that is constantly fluctuating and shifting in response to human activity.
| LOCATION QUEENS, NY | YEAR 2011 |
