OVERPASS

Overpass was designed as a competition entry for the 2015 ACSA Preservation as Provocation. The premise was to design a visitor center for the Farnsworth house, one of the most iconic modern homes on the planet. The site is located in Plano, Illinois, which is about two hours outside the city of Chicago. Plano is primarily farmland, with its buildings primarily barns and silos. The goal of overpass was to bridge the gap between the modernity of the Farnsworth house with the local vernacular of Plano. Overpass is a heavy timber structure with board and batten siding inspired by the local vernacular. The materiality of the building expresses itself in a similar fashion to how the steel and glass of the Farnsworth house is expressed.