key words: onion and fire

ONION - The generally accepted theory is that the name is derived from the Indian word "shikaakva" which means "smelly onion". The Illinois Indians named the locations after plants they found nearby. The area around the mouth of the Chicago River was known as "Shikaakwa" by the locals, because "fragrant onions" grew around the basin. French researchers "French" expressed this word and turned it into "Shecaugo".

FIRE - Based on the research of the location as it is called and the tribes that lived in its surroundings, I used the element of gathering tribes and that is fire. the fire that warms the body is the art that warms the soul.

All floors are connected by ramps, where there is also an exhibition of works, in addition to the exhibition of existing works, there are terraces that show how to get them. That is, in addition to its primary role of connecting the floors, the ramp got the role of an exhibition space. As the building is intended for painting, so the necessary light is needed, the building is open in the central part as well as parts of the ramps. The building is buried, two floors. By moving towards the buried floors, one of our senses is extinguished, sight, hearing. The loss of one sense amplifies the presence of another and the very speed of our movement, over the ramps, decides how we get to the black spot. The building is made entirely of wood, and the façade verticals, in addition to their constructive properties, have the role of emphasizing the direction of movement from the inside by being bitten on certain parts of the ramps leading to the floor above.