a little bar on a pier
Studio Project - 2012
Studio Project - 2012
The project is a renovation of an existing concrete “bunker” located in the historic “Wallace Shipyards” of North Vancouver, at the shore edge of a 200 ft wooden pier. As the site is semi isolated, the bar uses light as a design tool, to draw patrons to the site (from the sea bus) and to provide a special restaurant experience for patrons.
As the site is exposed to the elements, the bar uses a series of coloured glass panels to shade the upper level. These large sliding panels are operated by the users to change the lighting conditions inside the bar by flooding the upper floor with coloured, natural light during the day.
At night the effect is reversed as the light from the bar floods the dock with shards of colored light. The bottom floor of the bar remains intentionally enclosed, to provide a unique experience for users as they ascend from the darker area of the bar, into the upper floor, flooded with light.
As the site is exposed to the elements, the bar uses a series of coloured glass panels to shade the upper level. These large sliding panels are operated by the users to change the lighting conditions inside the bar by flooding the upper floor with coloured, natural light during the day.
At night the effect is reversed as the light from the bar floods the dock with shards of colored light. The bottom floor of the bar remains intentionally enclosed, to provide a unique experience for users as they ascend from the darker area of the bar, into the upper floor, flooded with light.
Existing site and figure ground. The concrete shell sits at the beginning of a 350 ft pier in North Vancouver, 5 minutes from the SeaBus Terminal. The greater area around the pier site has a historical significance and is currently undergoing restoration.
Existing concrete shell to be renovated; previously an electric generator station c. 1950's.
12 x 4 meters.
12 x 4 meters.
Renovation diagram; subtraction and addition of structural elements.
Proposed intervention; at dusk. Light from the bar throws washes of color onto the surface of the pier.
The stair core becomes a focus as a center point of the bar, bringing patrons from the enclosed, main floor upwards towards the ethereal colored second floor. The stair on the main floor is concrete, the stair bringing patrons from the second floor to the roof deck is constructed of textured, cast glass.
Long section.
The bar at night, acts as a beacon from the SeaBus Terminal.
East Elevation. South Elevation.
1:50 model
acrylic/3D printer
acrylic/3D printer
