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w.o.r.m.

W.O.R.M. seeks to investigate and improve upon the existing bulkhead along Cleveland's Cuyahoga River, taking care to rebuild lost connections between the city and the waterfront.

with Sophie Pawlak

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the w.o.r.m.s

W.O.R.M. finds its roots in our prioritized clients: the fish of Cuyahoga River. To satisfy their needs, the existing bulkhead must be softened to allow for vegetation growth and sediment accumulation. To achieve this, a grid is installed on the bulkhead and geotextile “worms” are draped in an array of forms, rotated when peak growth is achieved.

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W.O.R.M. takes its shape on the surface as a seam between the context of the site to the south (a gridded hardscape of urban development) and the north (a serpentine river). Geotube forms breach the surface of the river to become a path, interacting with and dissipating into the grid while forming pockets of program.

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Extrusions along the path draw attention to the gradual fracturing of the grid. Every element of the gridded plaza intentionally emphasizes the disconnect between the urban context and the river while the continuation of the geotube form throughout serves to "sew" the two back together.

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