UM Design-Build Sukkah Competition
Miami, Florida
Fall 2011
The Plastic Sukkah
 View in front of Richter Library |  Sukkah in Use |  Sukkah among the others |
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 Competition Sheet |  Construction of Sukkah |  Diagram of the Six Orientations |
 Construction Drawing |
A sukkah is a temporary structure constructed for use during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. During this holiday, Jewish people would eat, sleep and gather in these symbolic shelters to commemorate the time God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness after they were freed from slavery in Egypt.
The guidelines for a sukkah include having a roof made of organic material, having at least two and half walls, being at least 21x21x30” and having enough open space to view the stars.
The concept of my sukkah was to give it a universal, or plastic, quality. The design was created using the three letter of the Hebrew word sukkah to form a cube which was then tipped. For any of the six sides that sukkah sits on, the requirements of a sukkah will always be met. Therefore this sukkah is versatile in its form and function giving it a plastic quality.