SILVER CITY SENIOR CENTER
Silver City, New Mexico
Site, form, climate and functional uses in a simple fusion. This building was inexpensive to construct and is easy to maintain.
The gestural shape conforms with the topography. It derives its color from the local rocks and soils.
Solar considerations are always important and the porch mediates effortlessly.
Curiously, the “front” faces away from parking and instead looks at and shelters a precious green spring. A generous porch faces the spring allowing social space for the occupants to see and hear the bird life and to enjoy a respite from the surrounding sere landscape.
