Baseline

Baseline

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Garden

Our hobo loves to embrace his freedom, and loves to contact with others. Every day in his free time, he is excited to come to his garden, Baseline Station, to share and to collect with passerby. With a bright smile, he politely greets every person walks by. Talking to different kinds of people and listening to their stories, and seeing their expressions are what he enjoys the most each day.

Pavilion:

This pavilion is designed to provide a space for our hobo to share and to collect. Whenever he feels like it, our hobo would proudly hum his music at the center of the pavilion towards the whole station. Once a while, some people would come into the pavilion either being attracted by his music or just being curious about this place. It does not matter who they are, he is always happy to welcome them. If the people came in need to rest or is interested talking to him while waiting for their buses, he would have them sit down along the table and offer every person a cup of warm tea. He loves to talk about his own stories and stories he have heard from others. And sometimes, he would read his haikus written on the transfers he have collected to others, or even give to the people he feels that the haiku belongs to. However, most importantly, he is eager to listen to the stories, memories or even complains from others. He is always interested in what people will tell him. Then, he would use them as inspirations for composing music and writing haikus. Whenever he has the chance, he would also ask for transfers that people do not need anymore. And if someone gives him an object, does not matter what it is, he would preserve it as his precious in his storage stations.

The design of the pavilion is a reflection of the unique characteristics of Baseline Station. From outside, the side walls and the roof are angled towards the center of the end wall to bring focus to the center of the space, where our hobo usually is. It also creates the same feeling you get from the station at night, which is the feeling of pressure, forcing you and your focus to the center of the space as you walk into the pavilion. Visually, it also reflects the long linear perspective view of the station. And the layering of the end wall with glowing light frames keeps the endless feeling of the station in this pavilion. On the contrary, as you turn around when you get to the end of the pavilion, you are suddenly embraced with the opposite feeling, openness, the feeling of the station at day time. The walls and roof are opened outwards with opens in between them to maximize the view only when you are inside the pavilion, which is also convenient for the people to see their buses. Additionally, the form of the pavilion is open towards the station so everyone can see and hear. And it is located in the corner of the station where it does not block the flow of people but is always welcoming the passerby to come in.

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