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Explorations of the Saline Underground Martin, Bryn

Abstract

With the advent of more frequent and severe heat events, our climate is being thrust towards thermal austerity. This project asks the simple question: what do we lose? The body answers: salt and water. This project begins with the memory of a mysterious grouping of sidewalk prisms in Chinatown located on the corner of Carrall and Pender street. Afoot the proclaimed ‘World’s Skinniest Building’ these small glass blocks hinted at a subterranean space below. It’s previous use as a community bathhouse was abandoned after sanitation conditions rose to a level of adequacy. This project imagines the Saline Underground as a haptically designed pubic park, a salt production facility, and a series of salt-water pools that seek to bring the body back to a level of homeostasis and even delight against an increasingly harsh thermal future.

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Title
Explorations of the Saline Underground
Creator
Martin, Bryn
Date Issued
2021-12
Description
With the advent of more frequent and severe heat events, our climate is being thrust towards thermal austerity. This project asks the simple question: what do we lose? The body answers: salt and water. This project begins with the memory of a mysterious grouping of sidewalk prisms in Chinatown located on the corner of Carrall and Pender street. Afoot the proclaimed ‘World’s Skinniest Building’ these small glass blocks hinted at a subterranean space below. It’s previous use as a community bathhouse was abandoned after sanitation conditions rose to a level of adequacy. This project imagines the Saline Underground as a haptically designed pubic park, a salt production facility, and a series of salt-water pools that seek to bring the body back to a level of homeostasis and even delight against an increasingly harsh thermal future.
Subject
Thermal; Salt; Climate; Material; Subterranean; Sam Kee; Saltwater Pools; Perception; The View
Geographic Location
Vancouver, B.C
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. ARCH 549
Date Available
2021-12-24
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0406124
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80507
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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