parti-process

process:

development of concept

-3 merging culture

-program posed opportunity for three main spaces to converge at one location

process:

development of floor plan

-integration of 3 spaces

-site located in north part of down along Hudson Bay, building layout imitates existing landscape and form inspired by layered bedrock

-spaces spill out into naturally lit hudson bay environment

parti:

the environment has always been a tool for living in the arctic area. historically, inuit indians (eskimos) inhabited the region and utilized the resources that the environment provided in order to survive. animal bones, furs, fats, as well as rocks,ice, and snow from the landscape and arctic waters were used to their advantage. they created hand tools, weapons, clothing, shelter, food, and many other "tools" for living.

over many centuries, the way arctic people utilize their environment and surrounding has greatly evolved. the same landscape and arctic waters that were once the tools for survival, still hold true but in an entirely different way. these environments provide a rich history and an attraction for tourists that allow locals to utilize the environment as means of economy, a source of income, socialization; which is ultimately the evolved means of survival.