The Parachute Pavilion
Wettbewerb 2005
Restaurant/Cafe und Event Space,
Cony Island, New York

The design of the Parachute Pavilion emerges from two structures that do already exist at the competition site:
the Steeplechase Peer, which is extended across the boardwalk and modeled as a fold becoming the restaurant and event space structure, and the boardwalk volume at the end of the baseball stadium that is extended towards the Parachute Jump to accomodate the shop, offices, kitchen and storage for the restaurant.
These two elements overlap at the competition site leaving the boardwalk level inbetween open space only connected by the circulation core.
The restaurant and exhibition space is 10' above the boardwalk level which is high enough to get a great view of the beach and the sea.
Towards the sea the restaurant turns into a big stair which becomes the outer seating area.