![]() ![]() The reserved amount of interventions on the floor plane, along with the gridded and louvered systems of the ceiling, insinuate a multitude of programmatic uses the spaces could achieve. This coffer system seeks to establish implied barriers and corridors around it by holding itself off the party wall, implying the primary corridor to the service spaces in the rear of the building. This implies a plethora of arrangements that could accommodate a variety of programmatic needs, including, but not limited to: lectures, artist exhibitions, gaming conventions, classrooms, weddings, corporate events, and conference rooms. Between these coffers lies a track system that allows the movement of partitions and thick velvet curtains that hang from the steel track. In the assembly space, the ceiling system uses the same striated pattern, but is further subdivided into a grid of wood and felt acoustic coffers. These louvers not only provide the denotation of personal office space, but also create an acoustically comfortable environment for employees to work in. Over the desks, these louvers turn down and transition to the frosted glass partitions that divide the twelve socially-distanced workstations. In the office area the building grid is subdivided to create a striation of wood louvers that set a tempo along the length of the corridor. This multipurpose space can have several levels of openness because instead of taking the walls to the ceiling, it instead utilizes a heavy fabric curtain that can be opened or closed depending on the users’ programmatic needs.īranching up from the ground plane, the ceiling system seeks to provide both rigidity and flexibility in the two spaces that it encompasses. The other dominant plan intervention, the stepped partial height wall, seeks to subdivide the entrance area, creating an exhibition space in the lobby and multi-purpose space behind it. The slight angling of the wall in plan also allows for a subtle separation of the two office spaces with a compressed zone where a shared table and chairs can be used for informal meetings. The office wall serves multiple uses as programmatic elements are carved into the mass including shelving, temporary work stations, and storage. The central wall is angled at the threshold and protrudes slightly out into the assembly space in order to pronounce itself to people entering the building. The two basic interventions on the ground plane include a central wall that acts as the core of the office area and assembly spaces, and the stepped partial height wall that surrounds the multi-purpose room. Elevating the Work Datum derives its name from the simple gesture of adjusting the architectural intervention from its base, the ground plane, and elevating it to the ceiling. The layout of work spaces are consistently reduced to plan exercises with inflexible walls and cubicles that can be restrictive to the flexibility of the event and gallery spaces that are needed for an organization such as the Center for Architecture. ![]() Responding to the 2020 DesignPhiladelphia Call for Emerging Designers to reimagine the Center for Architecture and Design, Eric Minton created a stunning and creative design for a new interior for the home of DesignPhiladelphia, the Center for Architecture and Design. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |