SCALE OF PLACE_

DUNGENESS SPIT HOSPICESEQUIM_WASHINGTONThe Dungeness Spit is located on the north-western tip of Washington State. It is currently the largest spit formation in the United States (5.5 miles). A spit land formation is the geomorphological event caused by waves hitting the shore at oblique angles. This event is followed by deposition ultimately causing the formation. The spit offers a unique variety of phenomenological experiences related to air and water; two elements that begin to describe human existence.During a brief visit to the Dungeness Spit, evidence of air and water had made its presence known through a series of bodily experiences. The senses became extraverted and the mind relaxed. The dull roar of incoming waves, followed by their whisphering departure focused the mind on rhythms of breath, movement, and life.

The conceptual basis for this project aims to simplify ‘being’ and ‘living’ in order to appreciate these phe-nomenological experiences. Palliative care in the form of a hospice program was chosen to further inves-tigate the concept and site. The investigation led to a series of comparisons between the vestige of waves and humans. The waves contribute energy to the spit, carrying thousands of tons of sediment annually. People contribute energy and time to the ones that surround them during a lifetime. These instances are arguably only moments, unlike the evidence which continues to perpetuate through time.

As the project matured, the emphasis became more about the surrounding environment and less about the prominence of the architecture. Focus on form was replaced with attention to light, air, and sounds eminating from the site.

TIME IN PLACE

0’ 190’-0”

0’ 0’ 0’ 0’ 0’ 0’190’-0” 60’-0” 0’-0” -8’-0” -2’-0” 10’-0” -16’-0” -60’-0” -160’-0”

5891’-6” 13,197’-7” 504’-2” 7,756’-8”

Waves are the way we live our lives, leaving behind only traces of the energy we once shared with those around us.

“Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again.” - Ovid

COMPOSITE MAP OF DUNGENESS SPIT || [1855 - 1985]

FLOOD AND EBB TIDAL CURRENTS || DUNGENESS BAY

SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTICS || DUNGENESS BAY

[ARRIVE AT DEPARTURE DOCK w/ FAMILY]

BOAT COMMUTE:DISTANCE= 2.6mi TO ARRIVAL PIERTIME= 15min COMMUTE

[FAMILY SHORTSTAY FACILITY/ACCOMODATIONS][

[ARRIVE AT HOSPICE PIER]

WALK TO RECEPTION:DISTANCE= 200’-8”TIME= 1.60min

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[ARRIVE AT RECEPTION ROOM]

WALK TO DINING/LIVING ROOM:DISTANCE= 170’ - 6”TIME= 1.40min

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[ARRIVE AT INDIVIDUAL ROOM(s)WALK TO LAST ROOM:DISTANCE= 550’ - 0”TIME= 3.75min[

DUNGENESS LIGHTHOUSE, 1856(constructed)

NEW DUNGENESS LIGHTHOUSE (1857)

Nearest city: Sequim, Washington

Coordinates: 48°10 56 N 123°6 17 W

Area: 8 acres (3.2 ha)

Built: 1857

Architect: Smith, Isaac; Young, Ammi B.

Architectural style: Mid 19th Century Revival

Governing body: COAST GUARD

WATER OUTLETS || DUNGENESS BAY/SEQUIM

DUNGENESS WILDLIFE LIFE REFUGE || DUNGENESS BAYELEVATION/DISTANCE ILLUSTRATION || DUNGENESS BAY

DISTANCE || SITE SECTION [28,300’ - 0”]

TIME || DUNGENESS SPIT SITE DIAGRAM distances and durations of site/program experience

SITE PLAN

1” = 50’

RECEPTION PLAN

1” = 15’

DINING/LIVING ROOM PLAN

1” = 15’

2

3

4

SECTION ‘A’

5

1

1

A B

HOSPICE ROOMSTHE ROOMS WERE DESIGNED TO BE THE MOST INTIMATE SPAC-ES WITHIN THE HOSPICE PROGRAM. THE PRIMARY GOAL WAS TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OPEN TO THE EXTERNAL, DYNAM-IC ENVIRONMENT. MOST HOSPICE PATIENTS ARE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT NORMAL ROUTINES AND EXIST IN VARYING STATES OF IMMOBILITY. THROUGH SOUND, SIGHT, AND TOUCH, THESE ROOMS ATTEMPT TO CREATE A SENSE OF PLACE IN THE WORLD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO OCCUPY THEM; A RESTING PLACE WHERE ATTENTION IS FOCUSED ON THE NATURAL WORLD.

THE FOLLOWING DIAGRAMS TO THE [NEAR RIGHT] EXPLAIN BA-SIC BODY POSITIONS OF IMMOBILITY. THE DESIGN ATTEMPTS TO CATER TO THESE POSITIONS IN ORDER TO CREATE AN ACTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR A PERSON WHO NO LONGER HAS THE CAPA-BILITY TO BE PHYSICALLY ACTIVE.

TO THE [FAR RIGHT], MATERIAL STUDIES ARE ILLUSTRATED, CHOSEN FOR REASONS SIGNIFICANT TO THE SITE, AS WELL AS THE PEOPLE WHO OCCUPY THE SPACES.

BODY POSITIONS || PATIENT

CANVAS || ROOF

CEDAR BOARDS || FLOOR

SANDSTONE || WALL

GRANITE || WALL

SECTION ‘B’

DINING/LIVING ROOM PLAN

1” = 7’

2

3

4 5

TEFLON COATED FIBERGLASS MEMBRANE (GERMAN-MADE TEFLON SAND-WICH LAMINATE) CREATES A LIGHT ROOF FOR THOSE POSITIONED ON THEIR BACK

CEDAR DECK-ING IS USED AS A CIRCULATION MATERIAL, GUID-ING OCCUPANTS THROUGH MORE STATIC SPACES. IT CREATES A STRONG ACOUS-TICAL CONTRAST WITH GRANITE

SANDSTONE WAS CHOSEN FOR ITS COMPARA-BLY SMALL AG-GREGATE SIZE, SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND ON THE SHORE. ITS ERO-SIVE NATURE CONTRASTS THE DURABILITY OF OTHER STONES

GRANITE IS FOUND ALONG THE NW WA COAST. IT REP-RESENTS TIME-LESSNESS AND CREATES A FEEL-ING OF SECURITY AGAINST THE ENERGY OF THE WAVES.