site and general
The major pier possesses the ability to
harbor vessels of varying sizing including
the largest passenger ships. The port
has both pedestrian and vehicular
connection to the mainland. The seamless
transition presents an “inherent dichotomy
between global system of transport.
Basement- machinery rooms
First floor- parking
Second floor- passenger terminal, multipurpose
space
Roof- roof plaza, visitor’s deck
CIRCULATION SEQUENCE
PARKING
The circulation sequence shows the nodes
of interest as one would approach and
enter the port from the city. the approach
shows pedestrian and vehicular sequence.
One can perceive how the programmatic
elements are merely zones and there is
no concrete separation between zones
of program and circulation. the overlapping
zones provide for the diagram at
right where only the beginning and end of
the sequence are nonoverlapping nodes.
Circulation
The utilization and perception of the
space is constantly modified by the size
and arrangement of the ships. The major
circulation paths become evident during
high traffic times but the gentle curves
of the structure allow people to flow
almost completely unrestricted. The two
distinct flows are that of embarking and
disembarking, the two overlap constantly,
and adding minor circulatory flows
such as visitor and passenger pick up,
completely bring the architecture to life.
As the structure takes shape, its extraordinary
form becomes apparent both externally
and internally. The working sections
and earlier conceptual sections indicate
the innovative geometry. These geometries
expose the abstract bands of space
that are used by the architects, along with
folds in the ground that are translated into
enveloping structures, in one big operating
platform working in an active and efficient
system. For example, the piazza situated
at the center of the project has not only
the function of channeling the flow of
travelers but also of producing a field of
stresses likely to incite them to explore various
directions. The architects conceived
and saw this as projecting the urban intensity
of Yokohama on the inside of the
port itself, an element as significant of their
approach to the project as the philosophical
and technical prerequisites that they
have developed and systematically apply.