Post 6: Site Analysis

"I love days like today. They have such potential," I told Katrian as we sipped coffee at Ava friday night. The grey skies loomed preceding the soft fog that had already begun to form around us. The windows had already begun to mist over from the brisk air outside. This was Oregon, what every student experienced almost year round. Days with potential turned into people with potential. The students who have potential to say or pass on something amazing, but would never show it on the outside.
This is the feeling I want to capture at the lot across from Aloha. The earth green of the field and pale faced buildings create an almost cliche view of suburbia and its inhabitants. I want to create a plain, square white building, leaving most of the field intact around it. The nature creates a sense of "Oregon" around the planned structure.
Inside the structure, however, will represent the students of Aloha and what they want to share with the community. The building itself represents each student. "Don't judge a book by its cover" - it is a phrase we are taught since we are small. The building i plan on designing will be simple on the outside while abstract and creative on the inside to represent how we truly are.