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1"= 32'-0" PROCESS CONCEPT MODELS
1"= 16'-0" PROCESS MODELS
Mardi Gras Institute
LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF ESPLANADE AND CLAIBORNE, THIS INSTITUTE SERVES TO RECONSTRUCT THE NATURAL AXIS THAT WAS JEOPARDIZED WHEN I-10 WAS CREATED. THIS "PLANETARY REALIGNMENT" SEEKS TO FUSE ARCHITECTURE AND LANDSCAPING THROUGH CONTINUOUS CIRCULATION STARTING FROM THE OPEN PUBLIC GROUND FLOOR TO ITS EXPOSED ROOFTOP GARDEN. THE PROGRAMATIC APPROACH TO THE MARDI GRAS INSTITUTE STRIVES TO MERGE A RESIDENTIAL COMPONENT WITH A SUIT-MAKING SPACE TO CATER TO THEIR ASSIDUOUS CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. BECAUSE THE SITE IS LOCATED IN THE DISFAVORED DISTRICT OF TREME NEW ORLEANS, THE MULTI-PURPOSE INSTITUTE PROVIDES A VERSATILE BUILDING THAT ALSO CATERS TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. FLEX SPACES ARE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL SPACES THAT CAN BE TRANSFORMED INTO PRIVATE SPACES DURING THE PARADE SEASON.