Arts Center | Crystal Center | AS+GG

If a tectonic shift in an undersea geological formation sent giant crystals thrusting up through the water's surface, it might look something like this dramatic arts center prototype positioned in a lake or harbor.

Eleven jutting, crystalline structures of varying size–with cantilevers of up to 230 feet over the water–are joined at a base largely concealed beneath the surface, creating the illusion of the structures as independent.

If the building is located in a tidal basin, some of the shards or crystals will be accessible to each other via foot traffic across the base at low tide........more