Give me a minute, please! offers a place of respite and relaxation along the Chicago Riverwalk.
Set against Chicago’s skyline, the tented pyramid gives new height and volume to the existing structure while marking the convergence of the river’s three branches.
The existing structure becomes the foundation for a lightweight intervention that expands its footprint, provides shelter, and gives a public presence.
From a distance, the pyramid reads as a singular object.
As visitors approach, the spatial artifacts beneath establish a more intimate, human scale.
Relative to the city, the large pyramidal form commands its presence by distinguishing itself from its context, visible from Upper Wacker Drive.
The underside of the canopy reveals the lightness of the intervention, contrasting with the solidity of the opaque pyramidal form above.
