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the city is not limited to the horizontal linear progression. instead, it also speaks a dialect of vertical language. the ramp and the bridge must learn this dialect and build vertically to make the city attainable and accessible to all of humanity. then the balcony may speak to the bike, and the stair my speak to the wheel-chair in passing, creating a new, more meaningful and purposeful conversation with the city and people

the subjects of the city are the pedestrian, the wheel chair, and the bicycle; elemental conjunctions of the city, the And’s and Or’s, are represented by the Ramp, the Porch and Balcony, the Bridge, and the Stair

the Porch and Balcony are the great between, the And/Or of the city. this is the relational communication between person and the out-door city. it is also an equalizer of access to the built city, whether it mirrors the city in a horizontal connection as the porch, or a vertical parameter as the balcony | the Stair is the great Or of the city; the Stair is not a punctuation point, or a place to pause, but it is a place to pass and engage by crossing. two perpendicular lines comprise its letters that combine to create a word, a directional angle that speaks to a movement of choice| the Ramp and Bridge are the great And of the city|

[1] model

[2] axonometric idea of systems of housing units, circulation, and ramps

[3-4] model: view from above and detail of ramps

[5] east facing section of living units

[6] east facing section of living units and biking facility

[7] systems
of ramps and construction for living facility facing west

[8] biking facility
section facing west

[9] render view of biking facility

[10-12] axonometric systems
of biking facility. the first extraction is the parking area for bikes that include cafés; the second extraction is the art walls that build the facilities core; the third extraction isolates the ramps of mountain-grade slopes.

[13] biking facility render depicts the interior view of cyclists using the facility and hint at the materials

[14-19] ideas realized through model and axonometric studies of circulation

[20-24] system studies
of the components of urban exchange to be managed at a micro-level within the proposed community

[25] drawing of experience of city

bikami | an urban biking community and mountain bike+art center

this is a living community built for biking. citizens have the ability to bike to their front door in a highrise building. there is an attatched facility with mountain grade sloped ramps to provid e a flat city in Florida with the unique opportunity to bike mountain slopes while lookng at public art and enjoying views of the city along the bay.