Sangwook Park, Jersey City, NY

Artist Statement

Tube-Rib is a structure in which a paper tube is applied to a rib vault. Rib Vault is produced by intersection of barrel vault. Each tube bundles is seperated at the intersection of the vault. The main structure is consist of six tube bundles in triangular form in plan view and eight bundles of tubes of the same type on ground constitute a garden element connected to the main structure. Each bundles are prefabricated in indoor and assembled in the field. Tubes will be secured by bolts and nuts at the contacts between them. Each tubes are assembled by The diameter of tube is 6 inches, which is equal to the size of the planting pot. The pots will be installed on top of tubes and that creates green surfaces.