topos and tilts

The topography of the site is very flat- from corner to corner it's 225' and drops a grand total of 2'... wow. So the model below is exaggerated a bit... 

And this is something I've been thinking concerning the kinetic landscape- since the 'natural' ground plane is so flat, what if the ground plane itself was something one could interact with? There are several examples in contemporary landscape architecture of rotating planes- even entire plazas rotating with planted trees and all, so why not a ground plane see-saw?

This could be at several scales- one where the length of the one below was 10', 20' even? longer, thinner ones? shorter ones? would be a great interactive bit for big and little kids alike. 

The construction of such a feature would be thrilling to figure out- cor-ten steel, 1/8" margins, 10" thick solid steel center pivot- the result would be visceral, a real treat, i think...