This is a gas station on a freeway exit in a rural part of the county -
AS PROPOSED BY
THE ARCHITECT...
THE ARCHITECT...
AS SUGGESTED BY
THE URBAN DESIGNER...
The avoidance of country-wide anonymous corporate architecture is vital in giving some sense of place in America. The illustration above could be anywhere and indeed is designed to give an image that is easily "recognizable" as a brand name gas station. In this situation, the gas station is in California, it is on the coast, it is across the street from artichoke fields and very visible from Highway One.
Repeating the masonry image of the California Missions, using real clay tile roofs, giving the entry a formal archway and breaking down the scale of the window wall system aids in bringing the design within the local context.
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