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PARKS ALLEYS PLAZAS /

Two historic phenomena informed this proposal:

  1. The deformation of the O’Farrel Grid into public PARKS, ALLEYS, + PLAZAS, and

  2. The chaotic extension of this grid with a “forrest of masts” in the effort to physically create new space.

 

Thus the history of extending the grid into the Bay is
used as metaphor for the extension of public space
with a series of vertical elements. These elements
serve as wind breaks, playground equipment,
vegetation, sculpture and more.

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mcgehee_paul_Sea Wall.jpg
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mcgehee_paul_waterfront character.jpg
mcgehee_paul_plan context.jpg
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mcgehee_paul_amphitheater.jpg
mcgehee_paul_security wall detail.jpg
mcgehee_paul_pole details.jpg
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