During extreme creativity droughts (internships), I found myself thinking of fictitious projects on fictitious sites. This was one of those thoughts. Loosely based on a project in Bend, this is a mixed use building envisioned as an infill project - a program that proliferates the inner Portland core. It's rough and unfinished with a coherent theme. Looking back, I have to ask - can it be architecture without a site? Regardless, these kinds of exercises kept me sane at the time.
The quote didn't relate to the sketch at the time of pen-to-paper, but is relevant in a larger sense. I caught a news report during fire season 2002, where a boy scout camp was obliterated. Being a Webelo level Boy Scout myself, I felt for my brothers. Another made-up project on a made-up site.