| the fabrication of this new structure is inspired by the ancient craft of fabric boat building. the defining structure is wrapped with a tight weave canvas and shrunk to the frame with a durable polyurethane finish. the result is an architecture that becomes luminescent in light. the walls become screens that abstract the shadows of the occupants and animate the reflections of water. the undulating wall on the exterior defines program on either side triggering happenstance encounters between people, light and shadow. a café has been added as a lookout above the existing building with its own entry allowing it to function as the sun goes down and the fabric building glows from within, acting as a beacon of activity for all of the east river to see.
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