CALL + RESPONSE Pratt SOFA CONNECT LOUNGE CHICAGO 2014
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CALL + RESPONSE Pratt SOFA CONNECT LOUNGE CHICAGO 2014
Inhabitation as a defining concern differentiates the ap- proach to the design of the interior from other design disciplines. The interior exists and is activated by humans; it is a place of constant flux. The Pratt Call + Response lounge was conceptualized to height- en the experience of inhabita- tion by engaging SOFA visitors with the installation and of- fering a multi-sensory experi- ence.
call + response The process of Call + Response, an inherent quality of Jazz improvisation solos, is critical to the design of the lounge and is represented with the balance of give and take, the juxtaposition of hand made and machine manufacture, and the notion of an ongoing evolution. As a schematic strategy, we studied the densities of human activity in Chicago and in particular the metro system, also known as the “L”, and discovered the centrality of its system. The “L” transports people, creating a constant and circular movement. Our canopy shape acts as the central point of our design; circulating people around the installation.
seating process The stools and flooring are made from the post-industrial remnant felt, a mate- rial inherently tied to the sense of touch and sound. The seating was entirely handcrafted--with no use of the woodshop, machines, or glue--evoking the craft and making that was inherent in the traditional interior. We created 3 variations of felt stools, each with its own pattern and weaving technique.
The first stool design is a woven pattern, taken from the strong edges of the grey felt material. The structure is a 12” cardboard concrete formwork tube
seating process
Stool #2: wrapped white
The second stool design is a
wrapped pattern containing a
more delicate white
felt within a stronger grey felt.
Initially, the white felt was too
weak to be incorporated into the
design, but when compressed,
it acts as cushioning. The
same structural tubing acts as
substructure.
elevation wrapping: white felt around tube
elevation wrapping: net over white felt
Stool #3: wrapped grey
The third stool design is similar
to the wrapped white design.
However, the weak inside area
of the grey felt is used as the
primarily seating material. The
tattered leftover pieces are ‘tamed’
by the same thin strong grey felt.
plan-view wrapping: grey felt around tube
elevational wrapping: net over grey felt
Chicago is internationally recognized for innovation in Jazz music. The process of Call + Response, borrowed from the improvisation inherent in Jazz solos, had significant impact on the design of the lounge canopy. The laser etched cards represent the Pratt students’ call to the visitors at SOFA Chicago and the blank cards act as the response. The carpeting is etched with a series of questions that visitors are able to answer on the blank cards. The written cards can then be exchanged with the laser- etched cards (an object of art and design which the visitor can keep). In this exchange the canopy will evolve from a space generated by pattern to one formed by color. canopy process
The closer a visitor is to the installation, the more integrated into the constructed interior environment they become. The canopy creates an interior environment distinct from the rest of the exhibition. Jazz music, emanating from within the seats and under the large canopy is an integral aspect of this differentiated place.
canopy intereaction instructions
Notice there are two
The floor pieces are prepared with questions that layers of the canopy.
invite the visitor to reflect while the stools provide Place the sticky note on
seating and rest for the thoughts and responses. The the inner blank
lounge visitors can respond to the questions [below] layers. This is the additive
by placing their responses [above] onto the canopy. element.
Look on the floor where the Feel free to sit and reflect on the
questions are located. Read the question asked. When ready,
questions and select one sticky notes will be provided to
to answer. Most of the questions are write responses on.
art, space or intimacy related.
After placing the answer, feel free to take a laser cut card
from the outer layer of the canopy. This is the subtractive
process. The installation is always in state of flux from this
addition and subtraction; growing and shrinking.modular pieces
stitching detail
flooring processThe primary installation lighting, a wearable programmable element, is also activated by the SOFA visitor. We crafted the wearable lighting elements by sewing circuits, lights sources, and a power source to a textile base using conductive thread. Visitors are invited to wear the lighting element while inhabiting the lounge and are also able to program the lighting pattern of their wearable textile on a smart phone. The lighting again juxtaposes hand making with technology and acts as a Call + Response, evolving and unique to each set of visitors at any given moment. Additional lighting is supplied in the canopy support that acts primarily as a way-finding device The result is a lounge that engages its inhabitants and evolves over the course of the fair. The lounge makes ‘place’ through the reinvention of discarded salvage material, all additional material used in the making of the lounge has a planned next use; The post-it cards become a book, the laser-etched, cards are given to visitors and the hoops and refabricated in hula hoops which will be donated to children. The “L” system that inspired the schematic of the lounge is cyclical as is the materiality of the lounge.
the team
linette chang
eujin choi
joo-hee choi
Tracy Ding
aiden han
hyon-joo kim
ashley lee
cherry lee thank you
dreena mauricio
ping-ping wanapinyosak
olivia wang
Becca Wong SOFA + Urban Expositions
Pratt Institute
Katherine Castañeda Aetna Felt
Sylvia Zywno Imari Lab +Rebeccah Pailes-Friedmen
Tali Oren Aniomagic
Chen Ni
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