Elasticity: Flexible but able to retain shape
While in school, we are encouraged to expand our thinking, push our minds to their limits, and stretch beyond. The Hatchery will be a place where we can expand and push ourselves, and our work to it’s extremes. The Hatchery itself must be flexible and able to bend to the needs of it’s inhabitants and users. The furniture that will be in the space must be multi-functional and able to be moved to change the space around for different uses. Temporary walls will be created out of bungee cords that go from floor to ceiling, and can be manipulated by pulling and twisting the cords to created different walls and spaces to display work.
The retail space will be separated from the performance space by temporary walls of cable, and will have displays that can be moved around to accommodate new merchandise. The ceiling of the performance and retail spaces will be covered in a stretch fabric that will be pulled to different points to look like it is expanding and contracting. At one place, the ceiling will open up to a skylight above.
The work spaces and back rooms will have walls that mirror the ceiling up front. The feeling of the space being elastic will hopefully promote elasticity of the mind.
When we graduate and get employed, we may have to reign in our minds a little, and think more logically. Until that time, the Hatchery will be a place for our minds to stretch to it's limits, and to create and display truly amazing work.
The work spaces and back rooms will have walls that mirror the ceiling up front. The feeling of the space being elastic will hopefully promote elasticity of the mind.
When we graduate and get employed, we may have to reign in our minds a little, and think more logically. Until that time, the Hatchery will be a place for our minds to stretch to it's limits, and to create and display truly amazing work.
4 comments:
i really like you concept for the hatchery. it seems like a good response to the needs for this space and the solutions that you have come up with for dividing the space are very creative and compliment the idea that this is an artistic space. i would like to see more about how this concept ties in the community of greensboro and uncg but i really like what you have done with it so far!
This is a great concept, and I love how the literal flexible needs of the space tie in with the flexible mind set of students. The ideas of re- positional walls sound very interesting, particularly since the space may have to take temporary changes (such as an evening performance or gallery opening).
While I agree that seeing further connections to greater Greensboro might be an interesting idea, I don't think it would be too much of a stretch for you =P
Hi Katie, I see you came up with a pretty solid concept. I like the idea and think it is a innovative way of creating a modular design. Love the bench and chair in your photos. Also I think the different stretched materials helps to add variety to the space. Fabric warms it up a bit. Talk to you later.
oh yeah I like your new header for the blog. Way better. You take the photo? I would play with text at bottom some more. See ya soon.
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