nazca competition entry

Entry in the 2005 Arquitectum Nazca Design Competition. Part of a two person team.
The program brief for this competition calls for a visitors center, including a tower feature, on the plains of Nazca, Peru, where an ancient civilization created large earth sculptures that are only clearly visible from the sky. The tower anchors the visitor center and resident units that extend linearly from it's base. The viewing platform of the tower is stretched out to form a vertical path around the tower offering encompassing views of the surrounding plains. The skin of the tower is alternating solids, voids, and tranlucents to create framed views and vistas.