PEOPLE'S CHOICE
EMERGING ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL

ENTRY  Station

LOCATION  Omaha, Nebraska

OWNER  Jay Rybin

AIA ASSOCIATE MEMBERS  Andrew Conzett, Associate AIA and Ryan Fisher, Associate AIA

PHOTOGRAPHER  Colin Conces

Station was originally commissioned by the design collective Emerging Terrain for a unique one day dining event. Fisher and Conzett utilized the commission to design and fabricate the structure, engaging in a true design-build process. The event called on designers, chefs, artists, and architects to work together to cultivate a conversation about food and material culture. Station was designed and constructed as a platform and shelter to showcase and facilitate the social, communal, and creative aspects of cooking, serving, and consuming food. The structure makes use of a custom steel and wood connection to support a cantilevered canopy that provides shade throughout the day. The pavilion’s material palette was arrived at through a series of material investigation inspired by the chef’s actions of gathering, manipulating, and re-presenting individual food ingredients as a cohesive whole.