The Sessions by the Bay project, designed by Heleo in National City, California, and completed in 2025, transforms a former abandoned college campus into San Diego County’s first legal cannabis consumption lounge and a new community gathering space. The architectural intervention is based on the idea of creating a skin that simultaneously conceals and reveals, symbolizing the building’s transition into a place of connection and wellness. The perforated Parklex Prodema wood panel, inspired by the curves of the nearby estuary, generates a dynamic pattern that creates an ever-changing play of light and shadow, giving the building a distinctive identity while improving its energy performance by acting as a solar barrier. The project focuses on reusing the existing building, reducing its carbon footprint and contributing to the urban regeneration of the area, becoming an example of sustainable, social and contemporary architecture.
Sessions by the Bay 项目由 Heleo 设计，位于加利福尼亚州国家城，于 2025 年落成——它将一座废弃的旧校园，改造成圣迭戈县首个合法大麻消费休息室与新的社区聚集空间。建筑介入基于「一层既遮蔽又显露的表皮」的理念，象征建筑向联结与康健之所的转变。Parklex Prodema 穿孔木纹面板的灵感来自附近河口的曲线，生成富有动感的图案，营造变幻不息的光影效果，赋予建筑鲜明的身份；同时作为遮阳屏障，改善建筑的能耗表现。项目聚焦既有建筑的再利用，降低碳足迹，助力该地区的城市更新，成为可持续、社会性与当代建筑的一个范例。