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when you find a sea shell on the beach, it's yours.
a sea shell shaped concrete shell to tie the City of Lauderdale by The Sea to the beach with an identifying landmark.

 the surface on the sidewalk flows into the building welcoming you inside suddenly.
the plaza brings you to the beach through water fountains and surface paths. 

remove the structures currently braking the beach in two at the pier for beach continuity.

the wood deck on the pier goes all the way to the street just slightly dipping itself on the sand.

the building the sidewalk and the plaza share surface materials.

existing site

find a landmark at the end of Commercial Boulevard to go to.

while inside the building you will be in direct contact with the beach environment and the plaza.

the sea shell shape has a natural hierarchy of spaces in plan and in section for different kind of activities.

the pier overhangs a new lower corridor on each side to provide a continuous sitting plane along the length of the pier.

the water fountains plaza and the building welcomes pedestrians at the street, letting space and people flow towards the landmark pier.

both the building and the street let space and surface texture flow into the plaza.

the shell has natural fish gills to let it breath to the beach and the water fountains plaza.

the building looks smaller than its neighbors at the street, but bigger as landmark at the beach.

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