ACBHM
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    Name: Atlantic City Boardwalk Holocaust Memorial

    Year: 2010

    Design Architect: Zerafa Studio LLC

    Design Team: Jason Zerafa, Joaquin Boldrini

    Joint Venture Architect: Gregory T Waugh Architect, AIA, Leed AP

    Facility: Memorial

    Size: 2,400 sq ft

    DESCRIPTION

    The Holocaust, a violation of our collective humanity, has affected the way in which we understand the world in which we live, it pre-conditions our decisions and value judgements. These are the enduring consequences of human tragedy, they transcend generations and become part of who we are.

    The memorial begins with an object, solid, pure and whole, one that is composed of a number of uniform rectangular tubes. The specific number of elements is not important; however, the scale communicated by a large, almost uncountable number is intended. These like-elements are then radically displaced or shifted away from the center of the object leaving a network of contiguous complex voids behind. Elements are then purposefully erased to effect a dissolution of the whole and signify that for humanity, our loss is permanent.

    The physical erosion of the object that begins on the inside, reveals itself in a distorted and fractured object defined as much by the perceived absence or negative space as the resulting form. The hopeful effect of this physical act is one that is now measured in space and light. The complex network of tubes, voids and fissures carry light into the object to illuminate the interior space. The perpetually changing light within this space betrays a salient fact, the Holocaust, and all moments of crisis for humanity, can not be separated from our history or our future.

ACBHM


Name: AC Boardwalk Holocaust Memorial
Year: 2010
Design Architect: Zerafa Studio LLC
Design Team: Jason Zerafa, Joaquin Boldrini
Joint Venture Architect: Gregory T Waugh Architect, AIA, Leed AP
Facility: Memorial
Size: 2,400 sq ft


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