Proposed opera house in existing masonry shell of an abandoned 1920s powerhouse. Located on the waterfront in an old industrial district of Providence, this new cultural destination will begin to revitalize the district and encourage adjacent redevelopment, while preserving Providence’s rich industrial heritage and continuing to involve city dwellers with the water’s edge.
Throughout the process of this project, I was constantly illustrating the environments I was creating; illustration became a very important tool as I worked towards creating my "Urban Eden".
Beginnings: Drawings thinking about how a small city like Providence could be more involved with the living bodies of water running through it.
The project began with an analysis of the city. Proposals were made assuming that Providence was an 'urban eden', a thriving city with money, a growing population, full of life and culture and interest. I proposed a large waterfont park anchored by an aquarium and a performing arts center and opera house in an old industrial building on the waterfront.
Theater in the landscape of the City