Living with nature
I went back to my original idea about doing a thesis in Honolulu, HI. The aim is to allow people to live with nature while learning/appreciating about environment…it seems like it’s been done in the past… But I’m merging two different programs as the main programs (more programs will be added later).
The first program is residential complex for people living in Hawaii as their home. This case, architecture will remind them of the privilege of living in such beautiful and rich nature of Hawaii. The second program will be a hotel for visitors to Hawaii who will “stay,” not live, there for short period of time. Here, architecture becomes an aid for them to experience and learn about Hawaiian nature. This merging of two programs is interesting because one group is living there permanently or for long period of time as their home, the other group is only staying there for few nights. While the residential occupants stay the same, the other occupant (tourists) will be constantly changing. There will always be a new meeting, and new discoveries in this program.
This project will be a center for tourists and locals thus more programs must be introduced….
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Yes, I agree that this will be an interesting residential program, but you will also have to think about the permanent residents there. Do they want to live in an environment where they are intermingling with tourists everyday? How is the image of "home" affected by this? Good neighbors are hard to find and constant change in occupants will definitely bring some "not so pleasant" people.
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