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it is the intention of this project to imagine a new typology of production in the urban environment, one which enables citizens to reclaim the city for their benefit. this new agency will combine successful models of design-build construction and community design process to become a new model for production of the commons. the creation of cultural infrastructure, and new systems of resource flows will result in the restitching of the city into a resilient, locally-focused community.

alexander froehlichthesis proposalay. 2012-2013prof. howard davis

spectacle_system

“the vicious and iterative cycle, in which insecure and unrooted individuals make insecure and unrooted cities,

which make even more insecure and unrooted individuals was generations in the making and will be generations in the undoing.

Shifts that disrupt the unhealthy cycle are essential. This is the great challenge of our time.

randalph hester [2]

Production today is defined by consumption, fueled by eco-nomic growth and debt rather than the provision of human

needs and community. The “natural” system of competi-tion and laissez-faire economics results in utterly unbridled economic inequality, social exclusion and social hierarchy.

“the triumph of product over process, and form over content. It is the triumph of selective deafness and blindness over

conscience and relationship” [3]

it is the intention of this project to imagine a new typology of production in the urban environment, one which enables citizens to reclaim the city for their benefit. this new agency will combine successful models of design-build construction and community design process to become a new model for production of the commons. the creation of cultural infrastructure, and new systems of resource flows will result in the restitching of the city into a resilient, locally-focused community.

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“the whole life of those societies in which modern condi-tions of production prevail presents itself as an immense

accumulation of spectacles. all that once was directly lived has become mere representation...a social relation-

ship between people that is mediated by images.”

“the spectacle divides the world⋯[and] is simply the common language that bridges this division. spectators are

linked only by a one-way relationship to the very center that maintains their isolation from one another.”

guy debord [1]

spectacle

superstructure

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infrastructure social hierarchies

symptoms(externalities)

growth

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life systems

sustainability

surplus

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health

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racism

xenophobia

injustice

environmental injustice

gmos

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global warming

habitat destruction

fishery depletion

income inequality

militarism fiscal consolodation

fossil fuel

social safety net

inflation

purchasing power

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politicians

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movementsand activists

social services

healthcare

environemenalscience

agriculture

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fragmentation of specialist knowledge

crises are multiple

conflict at points of interaction between big/small

Production today is defined by consumption, fueled by eco-nomic growth and debt rather than the provision of human

needs and community. The “natural” system of competi-tion and laissez-faire economics results in utterly unbridled economic inequality, social exclusion and social hierarchy.

“the triumph of product over process, and form over content. It is the triumph of selective deafness and blindness over

conscience and relationship” [3]

Byproducts of this system of production are evidenced in social exclusion, eco-nomic stratification, and ecological crisis. Under what David Harvey calls the “dictatorship of capital”[3] necessities become commodities

With money as the only denominator and growth as the only model, provision for the common good and sustainability become hindrances and all suffer. Agriculture isn’t about creating feeding people [4], housing isn’t about providing shelter. With the market providing the only cues for investment, we have little ability to assess real needs in the world. Success of the community and individual are defined by climbing ladders of prefabricated material options, with little room for adapta-tion, informality or temporality.

Teddy Cruz points out that conflict occurs most frequently at the meeting of scales. This can be the realization of development decisions on the individual, or the contrasts between growing poverty rates and the top-down criminalization of home-lessness in major cities.

We live in the age of the “kingdom divided against itself” [5] – a fragmenting of externalities and their solutions into specialized areas of study. Politics become the only realm for negotiation, planning, and action outside of the free market. sp

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“quality of urban life has become a commodity for

those with money” david harvey [1]

“throughout america, spatial policies and practices standardize the landscape to benefit dominant groups-guaranteeing profits for developers and individual property owners- while normalizing dominant values and lifestyles.” sutton, kemp [2]

spectacle_manifest

“instead of being the unfolding of our existence and the expression of our freedom, our houses have become the imprisonment of our existence, the denial of our lives.”

christopher alexander [2]

architecture and spatial practice

gives form socioeconomic relationships,

and is therefore “both superstructure and infrastructure”[3].

in a society with no interest in the social good

of an individual, this infrastructure frequently

represses the creativity of the individual and

resiliency of community. built infrastructure, from

washing machines to office buildings

reflect our cultural and economic values and reinforce our conceptions of luxury and poverty.

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“design’s real power is that it makes relationships and divisions between people concrete. without physical stuff to remind us of how we supposedly differ from one another, our hierar-

chies would be awfully ramshackle; stripped of our possessions, categories like “class” start to look like just a bunch of learned behaviors and confused ideas...otherwise

everyone’s claims of superiority and difference would be quite literally immaterial.” colin mcswiggen [1]

superstructure

infrastructure

deploys

solidifies

spectacle_why space?

life systems

sustainability

surplus

equality

access

health

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“the sleeping creator must be awakened...better the more consumers it is able to turn into pro-ducers, that is, readers or spectators into collaborators.”

asger jorn [1]

new interface across fragmented domains new metrics of success

the 21st century requires a paradigm shift to one based on the community and the collective instead of the consumer and brand loyalty if humanity is to preserve its ways of life. this will be a change towards a global consciousness, but which empowers the individual to effect the change they want to see in their environment.

production of built infrastructure is a key part of supporting for this agency, not just with solu-tions to problems, but crafting products which are component part of a greater vision for social, economic and environmental sustainability for all humans.

citizens need a place that disputes their powerlessness in the face of global forces and interests, a place that encourages them to think critically and act on their ideas to “be the change”. for this to happen, voices must be included in the process and people must be reacquainted with the tools and skills to take part. instead of selling individuals pre-packaged solutions, this place will facili-tate communities of stakeholders to collaborate on solutions which benefit from the synergy of groups

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“design’s real power is that it makes relationships and divisions between people concrete. without physical stuff to remind us of how we supposedly differ from one another, our hierar-

chies would be awfully ramshackle; stripped of our possessions, categories like “class” start to look like just a bunch of learned behaviors and confused ideas...otherwise

everyone’s claims of superiority and difference would be quite literally immaterial.” colin mcswiggen [1]

“the sleeping creator must be awakened...better the more consumers it is able to turn into pro-ducers, that is, readers or spectators into collaborators.”

asger jorn [1]

“The city is man’s most consistent and on the whole, his most successful attempt to remake the works he lives in more after his heart’s desire. But, if the city is the world which man

created, it is the world he is henceforth condemned to live. Thus, indirectly, and without any clear sense of the nature of his task, in making the city man has remade himself.”

robert park [2]

insurvent_vison

“in recent years, there has been a nascent movement of designers acting on their own initia-tive to solve problematic urban situations, creating new opportunities and amenities for the

public. provisional, improvisational, guerrilla, unsolicited, tactical, temporary, informal, diy, unplanned, participatory, opensource—these are just a few of the words that have been used to

describe this growing body of work.”spontaneous interventions [2]

interventions in the built environment are low-investment, fast, and combine many different types of local resources in a collaborative process of collaboration and improvement. com-munity interventions have immediate utility as infrastructure but the process “usually enhances the sense of community at the grassroots level, helps overcome environmental alienation, educates and empowers the community.”[3]

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“place matters ⋯ because it is simultaneously a source of inequality and oppression and a context of

transformation and possibility.”kemp, sutton [1]

insurgent_opportunity

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facilitating the connection between resources and needs, as well as overseeing the use and appropriation of agency resources to needs.

“an activist who doesn’t own a particular field of knowledge, but rather is interested in assessing the value of the forces that are inscribed and distributed in any given territory” cruz [3]

means of production. stage, architecture. scaffold for the production of goods by people, with resources, for community needs.

whether design, materials, construction skill, legal and permiting knowledge, this place will carry a mix of in-house and out-of-house resources for people of all skills and experience to draw upon.

⋯a process by which the natural flow of money in the environment, can create the environment directly and slowly, without huge portions being siphoned off in the form of profits or interest on investment.”christopher alexander [2]

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“the metropolis as a factory for the production of the common” hardt, negri [1]

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portland build agency is a place that will give agency to citizens of portland to affect positive change on their built environment primarily through the design and creation of new or repur-

posed community infrastructure.

will give legitimacy to and empower the voices of small neighborhood-based organizations across portland. working with governmental agencies (planning department, hud, etc.) and community groups (neighborhood associations, schools, churches), it will advocate for projects done through facility as well as being community’s lobby for longer-term planning efforts.

will work with existing people and resources (design firms, non-profits, local commercial, developers, contractors, schools, etc.) to siphon existing surplus back into the community. this might include students, pro-bono services, philanthropy [cecp], business discount agreements, donations, grants, crowdfunding, etc.).

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combination, dialogue, understandingconnect is the meeting place for ideas, people and resources, mining the collective imagination, and synergizing existing assets towards the production of common infrastructure. this is space for sophisticated pooling of problems, needs, dreams and visions in pursuit of common understanding of differences and collective action. connect will serve as a clearing house for all extraneous and unpurposed wealth and issues, compiling and collaborating. objectives are set in phases.it will produce dialogue, recommendations, and action strategies.

equip, encourage, initiatethere are many barriers to project delivery under current model of production. whether it is lack of research, design, collaboration, construction or financing knowledge, many resources exist and people need to be enabled to use them. empower will provide the stage and resources necessary for people to turn project resources into useful infrastructure. this will be a place focused on learning, rather than teaching [alexander, 100], with the primary objective of inspiring action. it will produce agents of change, community champions, leaders and makers.

collaborate, materialize, manifestdialogue and reflection is trivial if not accompanied by action. this will be a space for accomplishing goals defined by community vision through the manufacture of common infrastructure. flexible workspace will accommodate collaborators of various numbers and qualifications in processes of production. space will be made for neighborhood groups, staff members and individual entrepreneurs. project success will gauged on alternative metrics, focused on how new infrastructure benefits the health and equality of the system it is made for.

partnership, reflect, grow,without careful attention to continued investment in infrastructure, community investment will wane, and the original improvement rendered ineffectual. sustain will focus on the maintenance of projects over time, establishing networks of stakeholders to observe and analyze outcomes, and plan for infrastructure improvement. this facility will maintain connection with community networks, providing administrative support, resources and maintenance services.

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products will focus on projects which affect the most citizens, the quality of the effect, and those most in need. low income commu-nities often have the most to gain, and often have the time and facility to invest in projects themselves [habitat for humanity sweat equity???]

“one of the problems with our economic system is that money is valued over all else” [jenson, 140]this will assign a triple bottom line metric to projectssocial, environmental, economicmeasuring process (joy of creativity, self-esteem, community) as well as product.

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"...those who are not over-committed to the status quo are in the best position to take advantage of change and innovation, and this certainly applies at all scales, in all systems, natural, human and institutional. adapting to change is the most important determinant of any organization's survival." - warren bennis

landscape micro-enterprise

community gardenequipment

educational space

building

fundraising event

public art

day-labor station

out-door market

facade rennovation

rennovation

housing

infrastructure_product [range]

to make projects feasible at the margins, and to avoid obsolescence, projects must be seen in the fourth dimension, and planned for in such a way that they increase resource efficiency, rather than decreasing it. this depends chiefly on transparency and communication of project process, and ongoing community reflection on outcomes and potential improvements.

Initial Cycle

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life systems

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equality

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health

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phase II

phase III

phasing projects in communities will increase the feasibility of low-investment projects, allowing for incremental involvement of different players and stakeholders as earlier project completions encourage further investment and participation. this will occur through the production of action strategies in the .connect phase; potential project paths will be plotted based on different scenarios of asset accumulation over project timelines. this emphasizes collaborative action of any scale, knowing that this action will set the stage for more projects down the road

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the ability to improve on initial infrastructure with more and better projects allows for environments of greater quality and deeper invest-ment. unlike the typical production process, where speculation inspires action and the transaction represents the transfer of value, this method will allow for continuous reinvestment and redistribution of value as more community members get involved. conceivably, a small garden project built by students at jefferson high school could set the stage for the creation of a non-profit urban farming network across the entire neighborhood, as the project participants attract more stakeholders.

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infrastructure_product growth

conditional use permit

student construction experience

establishment of neighborhood dialoguedialogue with new and old residents

parents at day care

local skilled craftspeople

neighborhood elders

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the goose hollow neighborhood association comes to portland build agency and identifies initial interest in improving community identity and social inclusion. the agency collects neighborhood activists, community organizations and social anchors of the district and leads them in visioning for what change they would like to see. dialogue produces different action strategies for meeting desired outcomes, based on community investment and avail-able resources.

once neighborhood identity and spontaneous interaction are identified as key goals, pba will identify strategies to give citizens the skills and audacity to take available resources and form them in to community infrastructure. pba holds workshops on basic tool and construction techniques, showing people what a palm sander and a bucket of paint can do to improve the streetscape of their neighborhood, and training people to help in the build phase. children are engaged directly with the painting of a mural during a public event.

with limited initial resources, pba and the goose hollow neighborhood association decide to focus built interventions on street improvement and the beautification of key commercial establishments. pba organizes student labor from lincoln high school for the making of concrete medians and bump-outs along 20th street and madison, retired residents to direct the planting of street trees, and brings in some of it’s staff to complete “parklets” for two businesses on jefferson.

while built improvements are small, the goose hollow neighborhood association and it’s members are all more connected, and empowered by the fact that they can come together and make change. community identity is being discussed, and is therefore evolving. people now know how to have a public dialogue and are therefore empowered to choose to do it again.

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with the successful completion of projects, and the goose hollow neighborhood association achieving greater legitimacy within the productive city, it can start soliciting greater investment of people and resources for deeper action strategies. pba might serve as mediator or facilitator for this conversation, providing the resources or facilities for successful contract.

with the realization of many projects, people will see their community as means towards making change in their lives, and achieve personal and collective agency to propose and make that change. construction, leadership, design and coordination skills will be disbursed as needed through the community via the action learning that pba accommodates.

with the financial and political capital necessary, the project team will undergo a large scale renovation of the community infrastruc-ture. these will include the renovation of a derelict historical structure for use as a community center, the renovation of multiple commercial structures to beautify the neighborhood and make more accommodating for new entrepreneurs, and the construction of a transit hub and covered outdoor meeting place.

finally, the community will set up an autonomous organization which acts as scaffold for all future community dialogue and develop-ment. this will be a non-profit with the capacity to manage a community land trust and development entity, potentially housing design and construction facilities to facilitate future projects.

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dialogue with larger citizenry

reuse of vacant infrastructure

forum for ongoing community discussion

community identity

partnership with local construction guild

in-kind donation from major construction company

tax-exemption for new infrastructure

establisment of neighborhood non-profit

“work-from-home” workshops

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after critically evaluating outcomes of the initial infrastructure improvements, goose hollow neighborhood association decides to reengage in dialogue with a larger audience for larger development schemes. this time, local real estate developers, representatives from the northwest business association, city planners and ecologists are all at the table, along with property owners, community members and material providers, facilitating discussion of a greater scope. the collective identifies public space and access to commu-nity resources as primary concerns.

pba supports the community’s lobbying of local government to change traffic flow, reclaim city property and zoning changes to accommodate greater grassroots entrepreneurship. community members are also involved in the planning of local green spaces and pedestrian networks. more public build workshops train people in the design and manufacture of furniture.

after securing zoning variances and an adequate labor force, pba will lead the community in the construction of medium sized projects in the area: a small community park on the corner of 20th and main street, with a playground made from recycled materials, bike lanes down 20th, 21st, and salmon, a network of pedestrian alleys, and street furniture at strategic meeting points throughout town.

the goose hollow neighborhood association is recast within the neighborhood as the administrative body for new infrastructure of the public commons. this may evolve into a non-profit, though this might not be necessary.

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construction training for residents

reuse of vacant infrastructure

rising neighborhood “champions”

involvement of emerging demographics

engagement with neighborhood “old guard”

neighborhood action events

pro-bono design services from landscae firm

use of recycled materials

infrastructure_project phasing

like a typical design-build facility, this production method will centralize people, resources and materials at the main facility, and send projects as turn-key interventions to specific problems. community meetings, any educa-tion and most manufacture will occur within the building, while on-site work will be limited to site visits and installation. this is largely how the standalone/individual operations will be carried out.

“we enrich the lives of citizens by bringing design thinking to areas of our city where resources are most scarce.”

for a variety of possible reasons, different stages of the connect, empower, make, sustain process may be best suited to happen on site. for some projects public participation might not be as favorable at the downtown location, or nature of construction and installation might require greater onsite work, storage of tools, etc. the facility will deploy temporary “toolkits” to neighborhoods for the duration of project involvement.

"the purest form of charity is to make yourself obsolete" [illac diaz]

after discussion of stakeholders, community investment, project opportunity and economic feasibility, neighborhoods may elect to establish their own build agency subsidiary, in which case the downtown facility would undertake the construction or repurposing of space for use in all four stages of connect, empower, make, sustain. skills and resources would be shared between facilities, but subsidiaries would function largely independent of the main facility.

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this facility will need to function primarily as a coordinator and “public face” to work expanding all over the city. there are three types of project delivery methods which may change based on specific needs of neighborhoods

need

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investment in project (paying mortgage)

crowd-funding, threshold funds


local membership

business planning

.local and regional goverment funding

.project and neighborhood equity

investment in project (paying mortgage)


.surplus reappropriation

Course Credit for LHS, PSU,

design skill from craft schools

construction labor from craft schools

.institutional

.standalone services

city development, state $ (i.e. neighborhood develop-ment grants), federal $ (i.e. housing grants), land

corperate/foundational philanthropy

Non-profit involvement (i.e. subscriptions for maintenance)

pro-bono services from local companies (i.e. hoffman construction)

Local Material companies (Partitions international, etc.)

private vacant land (temporary use)

partnership and coproduction with other businesses

Workshops, Classes, Summer Classes (skills training - i.e. construction, tool training)Community Design/Visioning workshops (ie. for city)Storefront services (tools, solutions strategies, consultation)

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space can be rented for individual or group use

resource directory and tool library

structure_production infrastructure

directly applied agency means and capital vary throughout client partnerships

simultaneous projects with degrees of investment from agency

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in exchange for use of agency tools and resources, entrepreneurs are required to apply their efforts to projects, in exchange for rent, to maximize facility efficiency and encourage community among participants.

micro-enterprise and the .connect.empower.make.sustain process

co-production of facility projects with micro-enterprise

construction

imagination

education

construction

leadership

structure_production infrastructure and process

connect

common, relation, combinationThis will be the birthplace of most projects, joining dreams and perspectives to produce common goals and ideas. This process requires flexible spaces that range from formal to informal, public to private and small to large. Spaces must be welcoming and accessible to project collaborators, supporting spontaneous interaction and ideation

There will be a retail face that serves as the public market for services and directory to resources. As part of outreach and to inspire would-be passers-by, there will be a public display of the interactivity occurring within and evidence of collective imagination collected inside.

solution shop informal meeting spaces

large multi-use meeting space

small meeting spacescafe/front door

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officesdesign spaces

2000sf

support

1000sf

total

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equip, encourage, experienceThis will be the birthplace of most projects, joining dreams and perspectives to produce common goals and ideas. This process requires flexible spaces that range from formal to informal, public to private and small to large. Spaces must be welcoming and accessible to project collaborators, supporting spontaneous interaction and ideation


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graphic design spaceeducational [clean] spaces

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educational [dirty] spaces

1500sf

kitchen

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form, materialize, manifestAs collaboration is manifest on the built environment, this will be a training and testing grounds for designed interventions. Space will be as non-specific as possible, accommodating construction projects by staffed craftspeople, volunteer craftspeople, and craftsmen in training from the commu-nity.

Space will include manufacture, storage and staging space, as well as movable units of tools for the sharing and restructuring of production resources. This space will have the capacity for the secure storage of individual projects, as well as open space for group collaboration.

flexible shop(s) space

woodshops

3000sf

3000sf

metal shop

500sf

framing

700sf

masonry

500sf

interiors

500sf

exteriors

500sf

storage

7000sf

staging

5000sf

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common, relation, combinationThis will be the stage for the ensemble of continued collaboration and harmony, with the adminis-trative space and resources for the maintenance and growth of infrastructural projects. This will be facilitated by a mix of staff and volunteers, with meeting spaces and offices that direct the efforts of community groups associated with past projects.

New coalitions of community members may rent this space for their operations, if they don’t have a space of their own, and use resources such as website design and management, repair tools, event planning and communication.

business counseling

formal board meeting space maintenance shopmeeting space

2000sf

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web developer

200sf

graphic design

200sf

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perform, synergize, inspireThis will be the birthplace of most projects, joining dreams and perspectives to produce common goals and ideas. This process requires flexible spaces that range from formal to informal, public to private and small to large. Spaces must be welcoming and accessible to project collaborators, supporting spontaneous interaction and ideation


open architecture network (afh) creative commons

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graphic design

business counseling

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storage (exterior)3500sf

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officesdesign spaces

2000sf

support

1000sf

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2000sf

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graphic design spaceeducational [clean] spaces

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educational [dirty] spaces

1500sf

kitchen

1000sf

total

5000sf

flexible shop(s) space

woodshops

3000sf

3000sf

metal shop

500sf

framing

700sf

masonry

500sf

interiors

500sf

exteriors

500sf

storage

7000sf

staging

5000sf

total

11000sf

business counseling

formal board meeting space maintenance shopmeeting space

2000sf

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web developer

200sf

graphic design

200sf

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shop

informalmeeting

space

informalmeeting

space

formalmeeting space

metal shop

masonry shop

interior shop






sche

mat

ic_o

bjec

tives



exchange stagecraft


objectives

tactics

dirty

shop street frontage

clean

dirty

exchange

connect landmark

peop

le

proj

ects

staff

clean public

parti kit of parts

incremental

scaffold

program

cafe

kitchen

woodshop

woodshop

woodshop


visioningkiosk

store

prototype lab

storage (interior)

classroom

Public

Sta�

Production

(dirty space)Ideas

(clean space)

graphic design

business counseling

websitedesign



design space

o�ces

mobileeducation

space

framers shop

classroom

mobile shop

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shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

informalmeeting

space

informalmeeting

space

formalmeeting space

metal shop

masonry shop

interior shop






schematic_objectives

new typology of flexible workspace.efficient shell/use of materials.communication/interaction.degrees of privacy.connects with surrounding context/globe.technologically adaptive



exchange stagecraft


objectives

strategies

project access/movement

from northto north

from southto south

connection to uptown

production/movementas performance

deployment ofbuilding program

public/private transformation

tactics

dirty


clean

dirty

exchange

connect landmark

peop

le

proj

ects

staff

clean public

parti kit of parts

incremental

scaffold

program

cafe

kitchen

woodshop

woodshop

woodshop


visioningkiosk

store

prototype lab

storage (interior)

classroom

Public

Sta�

Production

(dirty space)Ideas

(clean space)

graphic design

business counseling

websitedesign



design space

o�ces

mobileeducation

space

framers shop

classroom

mobile shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

�exiblerentable

shop

informalmeeting

space

informalmeeting

space

formalmeeting space

metal shop

masonry shop

interior shop






sche

mat

ic_p

arti

tactics

dirty


clean

dirty

exchange

connect landmark

peop

le

proj

ects

staff

clean public

parti kit of parts

incremental

scaffold

.add

ition

of large m

eeting sp

ace.fin

al pro

du

ct mo

vem

ent sy

stem/tru

ck access.cap

acity fo

r artist in resid

ence

.perm

anen

t, mo

re priv

ate flexible w

orksp

aces

.ph

ase III

_gro

wth

and

ad

min

istrative

infrastru

cture

phasing and techtonics.long-term infrastructre _concrete/grading.temporary/modifyable _steel/modular.flexible _wood.temporary/mobile _steel chassies

strategies

project access/movement

from northto north

from southto south

connection to uptown

production/movementas performance

deployment ofbuilding program

public/private transformation

tactics

dirty


clean

dirty

exchange

connect landmark

peop

le

proj

ects

staff

clean public

parti kit of parts

incremental

scaffold

tactics

dirty


clean

dirty

exchange

connect landmark

peop

le

proj

ects

staff

clean public

parti kit of parts

incremental

scaffold

connect

make

sustain

.major grading

.flexible public meeting place

.major site movement/security

.connect _neighborhood meets in the third space cafe _sets objectives, vision.empower _giving people design training _construction workshops for street furniture.make _production of planter beds, benches, etc..sustain _regular meeting time/place for neighborhood association re:improvements _reflection and planning for vision achievement

local neighborhood improvements

sche

mat

ic_p

hasin

gschematic_phasing

tactics

dirty


clean

dirty

exchange

connect landmark

peop

le

proj

ects

staff

clean public

parti kit of parts

incremental

scaffold

_modifyexisting

infrastructure

.major grading

.flexible public meeting place

.major site movement/security

.phase I

connect

empower

make

sustain

.connect _young couple from new orleans wants to start mobile cajun food outfit _facility connects with other foodies and affiliated networks.empower _workshop on how to build/modify mobile food infrastructure.make _repair and construction over course of one week at facility (great food).sustain _support network and friendly ties for growth of individual industries

mobile food service production and modification

.connect _neighborhood meets in the third space cafe _sets objectives, vision.empower _giving people design training _construction workshops for street furniture.make _production of planter beds, benches, etc..sustain _regular meeting time/place for neighborhood association re:improvements _reflection and planning for vision achievement

sche

mat

ic_p

hasin

gschematic_phasing

.movement and deployment of major tools

.full on-site capacity of C-E-M-S cycle

.movement of tools/materials (not projects) via crane, track

.phase II

_matureproduction

infrastructure

.connect _neighborhood association wants to acquire vacant property for housing _large meetings of city, neighbors, stakeholders determining vision _identification of funding options: federal, local, state, non-profit.empower _showing neighborhood how to take action _construction training preparing for acquisition of old factory.make _quick neighborhood improvements, facade rennovations _long-term, off-site production and remodel ofold factory into living space.sustain _establishment of local neighborhood design-build facility _long-term dialogue with government agencies for future housing projects

connect

empower

make

sustain

large scale housing development

sche

mat

ic_p

hasin

gschematic_phasing

.addition of large meeting space

.final product movement system/truck access

.capacity for artist in residence

.permanent, more private flexible workspaces

.phase III

_growth and administrative

infrastructure

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