Student Work
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Title
Seed Vault
Project Description
For an institution that not only stores but also plants and studies seeds, this proposal for a seed vault challenges the conventional orientation for storing, displaying, and planting. In architecture, certain forms such as a gable or stairs already suggest a fixed orientation. By using iconic forms which are placed in unexpected orientations, the building, sited in an underground cave, encourages new usages and experiences of both form and function.