Five Obstructions For Architecture

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1. APPRO
PRIATE
THE EV
E R YD A Y

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1. APPRO
PRIATE
THE EV
E R YD A Y

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Plan based on the daily routines, activities and interactions of users. (Fig. 8) New York Foundation
for the Arts: context model of 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Think about organizational structures, work processes and physical common room
(Fig. 9) New York Foundation
consequences in a systemic way. for the Arts: program area 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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An alternative to a structured institutional hierarchy, important points (Fig. 10) New York Foundation
for the Arts: program area
of interaction emerge from existing everyday patterns of use. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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To what extent can space planning change the work flow and inter- (Fig. 11) New York Foundation
for the Arts: axonometric of
personal relationships within an office? 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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for the Arts: axonometric of 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Take advantage of instances of daily use that already exist, or would (Fig. 13) New York Foundation
for the Arts: existing offices
naturally occur in a certain context. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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An encouragement of the appropriation of existing built structures (Fig. 22) common room 2, table
of contents, exhibition
through inhabitation is central to our work. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Engagement and response demand negotiating everyday space. (Fig. 23) common room 2,
Communal Spaces/Community 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Sometimes everyday common space is taken for granted until it is (Fig. 24) common room 2,
Making Room for Redundancy,
altered. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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(Fig. 25) common room 2, Form
Groups – ifau + Jesko Fezer, 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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The familiar nature of the installation material opens the show up to a (Fig. 26) common room 2, Form
Groups – ifau + Jesko Fezer,
wider range of opinions and response. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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2. NEVER
FINISH

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To never finish is to acknowledge that to conceive and use architecture (Fig. 29) New Practices New
York, axonometric sketch of
are an interconnected process. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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This requires thinking through and sometimes planning scenarios for (Fig. 30) New Practices New
York, installation
the continued use of a project. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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It also means that while the scenario may be planned the architecture (Fig. 31) New Practices New
York, ‘Publishing’ discussion with
needs to be designed to accept unexpected situations. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Patterns of work and movement are emphasized as the material interior (Fig. 33) New York Foundation
for the Arts, movement line map
architecture of the office is dropped out. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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A plan is only complete once it is inhabited. (Fig. 34) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric - 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
program relationships t: 212.358.8605
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for the Arts, model photo 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Budget restrictions predetermine the need for adjustment and (Fig. 37) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric - user
negotiation once the space is occupied. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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for the Arts, axonometric - user 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Basic spatial relationships offer the opportunity for administration of (Fig. 40) CANADA, axonometric
the gallery, exhibitions, and meetings to occur continuously and 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Becoming part of the community of users…through shared resources, (Fig. 41) CANADA, reception
consultation and critique with other cultural practitioners… is an on- 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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going process. f: 212.358.8609

3. SH A R E
SPACE

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A collective resource for about 3500 residents. (Fig. 44) Seward Park Shop
Fronts, rendering of design 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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(Fig. 46) Seward Park Shop
Fronts, context - memorial 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Park property f: 212.358.8609

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Maintenance issues extend to the more public areas of the commercial (Fig. 47) Seward Park Shop
Fronts, existing conditions
strip. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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A questionnaire, drafted to be filled out by each tenant (only one (Fig. 48) Seward Park Shop
Fronts, commercial tenant
complete survey was returned to us). 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Collective space for both sides of the Shop Front interface - local (Fig. 50) Seward Park Shop
Fronts, design proposal, plan of
consumers and commercial tenants. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Fronts, design proposal, section 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
of shop front fascia and sidewalk t: 212.358.8605
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Sharing space is not easy…as an obstruction it may be the easiest to (Fig. 52) CANADA, wrapping
artwork on the gallery table
conceive and the hardest to commit to. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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There is a general mis-understanding about what it means to share (Fig. 53) CANADA, exhibition and
office areas
architectural space. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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It does not means sacrificing identity or personal space. (Fig. 54) CANADA, axonometric -
gallery table 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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It requires negotiation, working out how and when groups and events (Fig. 55) CANADA, exhibition and
storage areas
can be sequenced or overlapped within a given space. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Shared space occurs at different scales - cross-programmed (Fig. 56) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric -
conference areas, informal staff meeting areas and workstation 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
shared space t: 212.358.8605
configurations. f: 212.358.8609

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The workstations balance privacy with an open office landscape. (Fig. 57) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric - work 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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for the Arts, axonometric -l work 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
stations (detail) t: 212.358.8605
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Individual workstations are arranged in linear organizations. (Fig. 59) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric - work 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
station desks t: 212.358.8605
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The workstations are divided or combined through the installation of (Fig. 61) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric - work
individual desktop storage accessories. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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The plants are as much about visual privacy as they are about the (Fig. 62) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric - work
shared responsibility of maintaining them. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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for the Arts, working drawing - 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
workstations t: 212.358.8605
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4. INCLUD
E DIFFE
RENCE

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Architecture rarely operates in a perfect environment. (Fig. 66) Lehigh Liberty Center,
collage of office and storage use 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Organize around difference in program: commercial office space and (Fig. 67) Lehigh Liberty Center,
axonometric - detail of program
personal storage facility. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
organization on floors 2,3 and 4 t: 212.358.8605
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(Fig. 68) Lehigh Liberty Center,
axonometric - program 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
organization, phase 01 t: 212.358.8605
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Recognize the potential for selective activation of the existing common room
(Fig. 71) Lehigh Liberty Center,
resources and new development. axonometric - detail of market 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
place program organization, t: 212.358.8605
phase 02 f: 212.358.8609

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The relationship of open work spaces to enclosed office spaces (Fig. 72) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric - open
requires a less privileged treatment of the perimeter. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
work stations and private offices t: 212.358.8605
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Enclosed office spaces create filters and thresholds between the open (Fig. 73) New York Foundation
for the Arts, construction photo -
work spaces and public areas. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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offices f: 212.358.8609

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Various types of space for gathering create difference and interruption. (Fig. 74) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric - 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
resource spaces t: 212.358.8605
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Alternatives for poorly framed problems are frequently offered as a way (Fig. 76) New Practices New
York, ‘Institutions’ discussion with
to challenge current institutional conventions…should the problems 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
Olympia Kazi, Damon Rich, Beth t: 212.358.8605
not be re-framed? Stryker and Gwendolyn Wright f: 212.358.8609

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Difference is related to accounting for multiple points of view. (Fig. 77) New Practices New
York, common circular 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Managing difference by looking for a format that gives representation to (Fig. 78) New Practices New
York, common room portfolio
a wide range of concerns. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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5. DON’T B
E N EW

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Question base values and given expectations. One often ends up (Fig. 81) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric
somewhat to the side of what is expected. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Often what a space needs is already there, one just needs to draw (Fig. 82) New York Foundation
for the Arts, axonometric -
attention to it. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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We look for existing resources…sometimes because we must. A grid of (Fig. 83) New York Foundation
for the Arts, reflected ceiling plan
existing light fixtures becomes a field of reference for varied activities. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Aspects of the new overlap with the territory of the everyday and (Fig. 84) New York Foundation
difference. All these obstructions share an awareness of the common. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
ceiling articulation t: 212.358.8605
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New and existing furniture elements form the contingent relationship (Fig. 85) New York Foundation
for the Arts, working model
between the institution and the community that uses it. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Subversion of an intended program is often a way to express (Fig. 87) New York Foundation
something that is of value to architecture. This however easily results 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
office enclosure t: 212.358.8605
in an obvious form of expression and quickly looses interest. f: 212.358.8609

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Sometimes it is better to do nothing. (Fig. 88) Seward Park Shop
Fronts, existing conditions 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
punchlist t: 212.358.8605
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Principal strategies instead of surface solutions. (Fig. 89) Seward Park Shop
Fronts, strategies for design 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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Fronts, strategies for design 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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“No difference can ever be new… (Fig. 91) common room 2,
Universal fittings - Rey Akdogan 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
Craig Buckley screening, t: 212.358.8605
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…because if it were really new it could not be recognised as (Fig. 92) common room 2,
Universal fittings - Rey Akdogan
difference.” Boris Groys 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
Craig Buckley screening t: 212.358.8605
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Innovation means to question or challenge what you take for granted. (Fig. 93) common room 2,
Eric Anglès - open edition 2N7 t: 212.358.8605
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The simple occupation of institutional space can be a powerful (Fig. 94) common room 2,
architectural act. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
Eric Anglès - open edition 2N7 t: 212.358.8605
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(Fig. 95) common room 2,
Alex Kitnick - Putting our heads t: 212.358.8605
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Exchange and discussion as a means to expand the field of (Fig. 96) common room 2,
engagement. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
Meredith TenHoor - Vacuum t: 212.358.8605
Suction Conveyance, part 1 f: 212.358.8609

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1. Appropriate the Everyday: record Madison Square Park Soundtrack. (Fig. 97) Häfele showroom
exhibition 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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2. Never Finish: update common room lecture file. (Fig. 98) Häfele showroom
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3. Share Space: extend exhibition to Madison Square Park. (Fig. 99) Häfele showroom
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4. Include Difference: paint showroom windows gray. (Fig. 100) Häfele showroom
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5. Don’t be New: re-use pedestal from New Practices New York (Fig. 101) Häfele showroom
exhibition
installation. 465 grand street 4c, ny, ny 10002
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special thanks to:
Justin Capuco
Luke Cohen
Rachel Himmelfarb
John Risch
Chris Starkey

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