UTOMoMA PS1 YAP - Nominee
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Urban Test Object
UTO Exterior Perspective

Urban Test Object

Road perspective of the UTO showing the massing as a generic future form over MoMA PS1Road perspective of the UTO showing the massing as a generic future form over MoMA PS1Road perspective of the UTO showing the massing as a generic future form over MoMA PS1Road perspective of the UTO showing the massing as a generic future form over MoMA PS1
Road perspective of the UTO showing the massing as a generic future form over MoMA PS1

Visually, the UTO adopts the orange safety mesh typical of construction sites, suspended from a lightweight scaffolding grid. A scattered field of columns elevates the structure above the courtyard, maintaining an open central void.

Road perspective of the UTO showing the massing as a generic future form over MoMA PS1

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Urbanism

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Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1Perspective below the UTO in the new urban beach of the courtyard at MoMA PS1
Massing model showing the grid of the UTO massing form filling the MoMA PS1 courtyard spaceMassing model showing the grid of the UTO massing form filling the MoMA PS1 courtyard spaceMassing model showing the grid of the UTO massing form filling the MoMA PS1 courtyard spaceMassing model showing the grid of the UTO massing form filling the MoMA PS1 courtyard space
Plan and axonometric drawing of visitors relaxing on towels on the urban beach below the UTO at MoMA PS1Plan and axonometric drawing of visitors relaxing on towels on the urban beach below the UTO at MoMA PS1Plan and axonometric drawing of visitors relaxing on towels on the urban beach below the UTO at MoMA PS1Plan and axonometric drawing of visitors relaxing on towels on the urban beach below the UTO at MoMA PS1

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