The Nest

Rail Park Innovation and Extension // Eatery











_{COMPETITION ENTRY: SCHENCK-WOODMAN
Location: Callowhill Neighborhood, Philadelphia, PA
Collaboration with R. Mackenzie and W. Qing
-The First Place Award-}

_{“...Reimagining the cityscape as a nest, the infrastructure as its bones...”}

The Nest’s proposal for the intersection of Noble Street and Ridge Avenue emerged from a desire to connect pedestrian traffic on the street level to the Rail Park. These spaces are divided into two basic programmatic portions, the scaffolding structure resting on the street level, and the “Eggs,” which are suspended above the Rail Park. Further, The Nest aims to provide a variety of programmatic and spatial experiences for the user.  

THE “EGGS” AND THE SCAFFOLD

The scaffolding structure is designed to accommodate public and semi-private eating spaces which feature operable facade elements and are therefore adaptable to the needs of the user. The spaces within the scaffolding structure are densely organized, designed to immerse the user within a forest of structural members and moments. “The Eggs,” are a series of ovoid private eateries which hang over the Rail Park itself.