The Balinese/ how GAMBLING saved Galveston

The Balinese is an alternative to the current trend in Galveston of the construction of low density developments of second family homes. the project explores ideas of un-building and redistribution to create densities of tourism as the island is decamped. The Balinese is a condenser that proliferates along the seawall and other points of interest and is connected to the bay and the rest of the island by a light rail system. The substrate interfaces with the city grid through time, and acts as a mediator between the different spatial and temporal scales of differing activities of tourism (Casino and Excursionism), offering moments of spectacle and normality.

a glimpse of the final?

Spring 2010

Work in progress...I still have to finish modeling, but I wanted to see if I could get a night render out of VRAY. Pretty elementary, but photoshop should help.

Thesis abstract