Only by understanding how boundaries are created, defined, and potentially dismantled, can one conceptualize the normative. Boundaries inherently impact the performativity of the body, ultimately affecting how a user discovers their own intentions for a space. This building is intended to serve as a catalyst for creativity, allowing users to engage with and challenge contemporary notions of spatial identity.
WHAT
Marginalized Artist Community Space
WHERE
Cincinnati, OH
Marginalized Artist Community Space
BOUNDARY MOOD BOARD
NARRATIVE COLLAGES
A series of collages to speak to the spatial qualities within the interior through the employment of different types of boundaries.
Left: The Public_ defined by fewer obstructions and open spaces
Middle: The Semi-Public _ defined by a distortion of reality using the object through a shifting lens
Right: The Private_ defined by the use of rigid spaces that allow for the occupant to feel more isolated
SITE PLAN
FRONT FACADE
Important to the selection the building to house the creative community center was the ability to access the space through various modes of transportation including public buses and the street car, driving and pedestrian traffic in order to not exclude any potential users.
The darker gray represents the surround building forms, the light gray represents the local public parking lots, the circles represent the public transit stops (the bus routes and the street car routes).
BUILDING AXON
FLOOR_01
The first floor consists of public gallery space.
The space is marked with scrim walls throughout that blur the boundaries of the individual rooms, and to create interest to pull the occupant further into the space. It also creates an auditory relationship between the spaces, unifying them.
FLOOR_01 ENTRY
FLOOR_02
The second floor programming is designed to be more private, and intimate while still carrying the scrim language from the first floor. These spaces would be best suited for private studios, as well as operational spatial requirements. The rear of the space is full height glass in order to allow the user to interact with the gallery below.
FLOOR_02 PRIVATE STUDIOS
FLOOR_03
The third floor houses the public community spaces such as informal meeting spaces as well as a kitchen in order to provoke connections. The first portion of the space uses a mezzanine in order to provoke interactions with the artists. This floor also has a glass wall in the rear to allow for another vantage point into the gallery.
FLOOR_03 COMMUNITY SPACE
FLOOR_04
The fourth floor has both the open studio as well as smaller studio spaces. It also has as exterior roof top patio to allow inhabitants to work in a variety of different locations. The ceilings on this floor are lower in height, at 8’-0” which creates a more intimate atmosphere that brings the scale closer to the human scale.
FLOOR_04 GATHERING AND OPEN STUDIOS