客户：KaBOOM! & Lower Ninth Ward Market
地点：新奥尔良，路易斯安那州
服务：社区工作坊，设计，制作，安装
安装日期：02/2017
特点：City Lab, Core 77, Planetizen, Curbed, Archinect, SXSW 及更多……
奖项：SXSW 设计奖荣誉奖，建筑大师奖，CODAwards 前100名，Core 77 奖荣誉奖，AIA 佛罗里达奖
《The Hangout》通过视觉、声音和触觉将一个曾经被低效利用的空地转变成了一个包容、安全且富有启发性的社区空间。该项目位于新奥尔良的下九区，这是一个自2005年卡特里娜飓风袭击以来仍在努力恢复的社区。我们通过一系列与社区成员及当地社区领袖共同参与的设计会议来设计这个作品。在这些会议中，我们认识了Burnell Cotlon，一位在当地创建了第一个杂货店、自助洗衣店和理发店的本地企业主和社区领袖。
“你看到从两岁到八十岁的每个人都在触摸它。只是听到音乐。”
— Burnell Cotlon：Lower Ninth Market的所有者
在他的物业上，有一块因风暴摧毁建筑物后留下的空地。这是许多社区居民聚会的地方，但这里杂草丛生，布满碎片，并且不安全。这也是当地的校车站点，但由于没有照明，这给等待上学的孩子们带来了安全隐患。我们与社区紧密合作，开发了一个能够为他们提供一个启发性创意空间的地方，让他们可以简单地聚在一起享受邻居的陪伴。
这个空间由一系列圆柱形集群组成，提供了座位和集会的空间。我们使用了触摸传感器技术，将每个圆柱体转变为可演奏的乐器。因此当用户触摸圆柱体顶部时会产生声音，这是设计中的关键元素，并且是基于社区反馈而发展出来的。到了晚上，每个单元都会发光并在触摸时改变颜色。这些组件使社区能够根据自己的意愿操控和使用空间。一个他们可以称之为自己的并且感到积极代表其社区的空间。
Client: KaBOOM! & Lower Ninth Ward Market
Location: New Orleans, LA
Service: Community Workshops, Design, Fabrication, Installation
Date Installed: 02/2017
Features: City Lab, Core 77, Planetizen, Curbed, Archinect, SXSW, and more…
Awards: SXSW Place By Design Honoree, Architecture Master Prize, CODAwards Top 100, Core 77 Award Honoree, AIA Florida Award
The Hangout uses sight, sound, and touch to transform a once-underutilized lot into an inclusive, safe, and inspiring space for the community. The project is located in the Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, a community still struggling to get back on its feet since Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. We designed the piece through a series of participatory design meetings with the community and local community leaders. During these meetings, we were directed to Burnell Cotlon a local business owner and community leader who created the first grocery store, laundromat, and barbershop in the neighborhood post-Katrina.
“You saw everybody from a 2-year-old to an 80-year-old just touching it. Just hearing the music.”
— Burnell Cotlon: Owner of Lower Ninth Market
On his property, there was an empty foundation from a building that was demolished by the storm. This was a place where many people from the neighborhood would congregate, but it was overgrown, covered with debris, and unsafe. It was also the local school bus stop but had no lights creating an unsafe space for children waiting to go to school. We worked closely with the community to develop a space that provided an inspiring creative space for them to simply hang out and enjoy their neighbors' company.
The space consists of a series of clusters of cylinders that offer seating and a space to gather. We utilized touch sensor technology that transforms each cylinder into a playable, musical instrument. So when the user touches the tops of the cylinders a sound is made, and this was a key element in the design developed from the input of the community. At night, each of the units illuminates and changes colors as well when touched. These components allow the community to manipulate and utilize the space as they want. A space that they could call their own and felt was a positive representation of their neighborhood.
