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Munkhkhaan, Mongolia / Winter 2019, in partnership with Lauren Rueb

EARTH is a watering pavilion for herders and their flocks in northeastern Mongolia. Located outside of the village of Munkhkhaan, it finds its place in a vacant grassland, providing a moment of pause for Mongolian pastoralists. As an intricate, nautilus-shaped dome, it responds to the pure surface of earth and extends towards the sky. With a weathered finish, it blends naturally into its surroundings. EARTH is a point of focus in an empty world, a sublime monument to an age-old way of life.

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  1. Cast connection at the top of the structure

  2. Cast connection at an intersection

  3. Cladding bolted to plate

  4. Members welded to curved section

  5. Foundation connection

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