Socially | Equitable | Landscape
Transforming outdoor spaces and buildings into canvases for culture
By: Joy Olagoke and Subrahmanya Sai Anudeep Mummareddy
This design focuses on transforming outdoor spaces, the undersides and sides of buildings into canvases that can be experienced from outside. This approach presents an opportunity to celebrate and experience art and culture in the city with the comfort of decreased exposure to COVID-19.
We defined three landscapes as the pillars to guide our project development and design decisions. First: a social landscape, a realm where people can interact and share space with people from all walks of life. Second: a cultural landscape wherein art, as a representation of culture, is available to all of the diverse people that make up Calgary. Our equally important third landscape is the natural landscape. To honour the natural landscape, we used our building to augment the site and create opportunities to frame the landscape, elevating it from its current derelict state to instead being embraced as a precious space in downtown Calgary. Glass walls imbue a high degree of transparency throughout the project to give primacy to these various landscapes identified and created in and around the building.
Deconstructing the art gallery to create a series of thresholds that discern one space from another allows each user to curate their own path: a place where procession is no longer forced on the user, but a gesture of choice for the individual. Art is brought out and people are brought in as an exchange to animate the landscape. Utilizing and amplifying natural spaces allows for the enjoyment of art in open air.
Details:
Budget: An total estimated budget of $10,000.
Materials and Fabrication: Glass and concrete are the main materials needed.
Installation and Other Services: Digital projectors.
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