This project makes use of a historic, abandoned ore dock located in Ashland Wisconsin. With the preservation of all existing structural elements, precise predetermined placement and use of natural and built elements, and deep symbolism embedded within the site, visitors are emerged in a journey which depicts the life and existence of the site.
Exterior View
All design elements coincide faultlessly with the original structural elements
Museum Entrance
All elements, even the seemingly minute, help tell the story of the dock. The image portrayed on the exterior illustrates the contrast of the dock from when I found it to the completion of the museum. The circle pattern also symbolizes the different sizes of ore which have once traveled through the dock.
Existing Ore Chutes
Preserved elements become part of the story by both guiding visitors along from the inside, and reveling the transition from one museum exhibit to another.
Floor Plans
Functional design within unfavorable constraints. Original ore dock measured 75' in width, 80' in height, and protrudes 1,800' into the Chequamegon Bay of Lake Superior.
Model: Structure
Model: Great Lakes
Model: Completed
Model: Exterior Viewing Park
