‘All Systems Go ‘is about representation and the discovery of process in Architecture. We were asked to build a process with critical intent in mind. The process was used to frame positions for understanding the highly complex urban context in San Francisco and the SYSTEMS which are obvious and not so obvious components of the city. Seeing and recording those components was one of the first steps in understanding urban situations. The studio presupposes that design begins without formal expectation- or stated another way, we will begin without the program (and form in mind) to help us eliminate preconceptions of what architecture looks like.
Pauses are recreated as architectural elements in the design of the Emergency Center.This Emergency Center will be in action when there is a disaster in the city, otherwise, the plazas will be used for recreational programs including a cafe, an exhibition hall, and an informal market space. Elements or spaces that attract human activities to take place around or in them act as programmable pauses in this project. These elements include small pools, observation decks, planters with benches, and large stair featuring seating. These pauses are the main narrative of the program.
