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This past week our team has been working on refining visions that describe what the new spirit of 210 could be. Our visions take inspiration from a broad range of places, including climbing gyms, music bars, and Chinese gardens. Even if not explicitly stated, all visions will address storage, policy, event/showcase space, and group/user interactions, etc. These visions are a proposal for what forms our designs might embody in order to address our needs.
Us Against The Wall
Us Against The Wall aspires to take the characteristics and values of a rock climbing gym and implement them into 210. The core idea behind a rock climbing gym, as well as the title of our vision, is "Us Against The Wall". This means that we aim to create a space that encourages people to work together and to never be afraid to ask for help. After all, the best solution to a difficult challenge is to take a step back and get a fresh perspective. We want 210 to create the realization that, much like the people that use a climbing gym, despite our differences we all have one thing in common; design.
The space itself will focus on the adaptability, flexibility, and balance that rock climbing gyms provide. In order to get a sense of these goals, we drew inspiration from the 3 gyms under the 5.Life umbrella as well as the design work done by Altline Studio.
One of the biggest aspects of every climbing gym is, surprisingly, the seating! In order to cater to their diverse audiences, gyms include a variety of seating. This includes group and individual seating, as well as different styles of seating like couches and mats.
Group seating located in a central area to allow people to take breaks together
Individual seating
Diverse seating styles
Safety waiver at 5.Life gyms
Onboarding video for new climbers
A good set of policies is important to keep everyone safe when climbing, as well as to onboard the beginners as best as possible. These can include waivers, videos, signage, and unwritten rules of etiquette.
Personal cubbies to store phone, wallet, keys, shoes, and other items
There are plenty of small cubbies littered around to store personal items when climbing. We aim to implement the color coding that is present when designating different climbing routes, as well as the ability to reconfigure storage much like the holds can be taken off the wall and rearranged.
Colored grading scale
Reconfiguring holds to create new routes
The Listening Room
The Listening Room vision aims to provide a medium through which people can share their own tastes. Taste's often clash, we're aware of this, and if anything we encourage people to argue. Here at Hayes, we want everyone to contribute their ideas, both positive and negative. One way to do this is create a space without hierarchy in which people can argue, discuss, and listen together.
We see the Listening Room vision as a take on a "living room" space, which allows future students to consider how other areas can be transformed into the the "dining room", "playroom", "study room", etc., of Hayes.
Sources of inspiration include Used Kids Records, Kafe Kerouac, and listening bars*.
*Listening bars are a concept originating in 1950s Japan. They are spaces that provide a high quality music experience with attuned equipment, acoustics, and sound levels.
The music dedicated places we looked at were small and enclosed. They had dropped ceilings, variety of surfaces and lighting, and crowded seating arrangments. This sense of intimacy creates an immersive listening experience.
Noise abosrbing paneling
Natural lighting
Dark corners with dim, warm lighting
There are plenty of spaces to share performances, events, resources, artwork, etc. These examples of sharing are messy, authentic, and direct, just like designers.
Stage for showcasing work
Student only flyer wall
Graffiti wall
And of course, music is central through shared listening. 210 will host a curation of student selected music. Music playing on the communal turntable will change daily, overtime the collection will grow, and future generations of students will be able to look back on the listening history of their alumni.
Open shelving vinyl storage, organized by genre and alphabetically.
Communal turntable available for anyone to throw a record on, contributing to the atmosphere of the entire room. Tracks will be broadcasted for remote listening, as well.
Private listening stations that can host multiple headsets at once. Tracks will be broadcasted for remote listening, as well.
Roaming
Concept:
The purpose of roaming in this space is to foster a journey of continuous discovery and engagement, allowing users to explore the environment and themselves while encouraging them to slow down and appreciate their surroundings. The vision for the student-shared space is a fragmented, dynamic environment that adapts to various needs. Inspired by a Chinese garden, the space allows users to create unique spatial sequences, balancing intimacy and openness, and supporting both static and dynamic activities. The space evolves continuously, preventing stagnation and promoting active thinking.
If someone visits a Chinese garden, after entering and before wandering too far, should pause, and by glimpses transcend space and volume and resolve the whole into one flat surface, the person would thrill to realize how closely the garden resembles a painting. Before the very eyes stands a landscape, not drawn with the painter’s brush, but a pictorial composition of arbor, brook and weeping willows unmistakably recalling that familiar pattern which one associate with a Chinese painting the same crooked into a grotto.
The entrance is designed to lead visitors gradually, avoiding a straight line. Unlike the expansive panorama of Versailles, which stretches for miles, this approach encourages a slower pace to fully appreciate the surrounding scenery. Each turn offers a new perspective, inviting a thoughtful and engaging experience as visitors progress through the garden. This design philosophy emphasizes a journey of discovery, allowing for a deeper connection with the space.
Hide & Reveal
Hide does not mean completely obscuring something, but rather not showing everything at once. In this sense, hiding enhances the eventual revealing. If something is hidden too deeply and goes unnoticed, it loses its purpose. Hiding inherently carries a sense of imply. Through the space planning and directional guidance of space, it can subtly lead and hint at what’s to come.
One's body is traveling through layer after layer of space, one's sight is constantly exploring.
For example, in gardens, a corridor or pathway—narrow and long in form—often has a strong guiding effect. It always implies to people that following its direction will lead to a discovery, instilling a sense of anticipation. By skillfully utilizing this emotion, the pathway can unobtrusively guide people to a specific destination—the scenic spot.
Activating All Sensory Perception. It's not just humans roaming.
Spring Breeze
Faint Scent of Lotus in Summer
Rain drops on Plants
Singing of Streams
Sweet Chirping of Birds and Insects
Activities in Chinese Garden
A small world within the big universe
Playing
Rest
Meditating
Enjoying nature: flowers, wind, sunlight, fish
Playing instruments & music
Composing poems
Discussing & chatting
Dining & tasting tea
Painting
Wherever you stand in the garden, you will have fresh visual surprises!
Translating spirit into Room 210
中国的园林虽无林木亦可成园--- 童寯
Even without trees, a Chinese garden can still be a garden.
Discovery & Engagement
Just as gardens use rockeries to create visual interest and define spaces, these varying heights and sculptural platforms allow displaying works and other functions.
In the limited space, the use of rich changes in the layers can greatly enhance the sense of depth of the scene.
The curtains help creating pathways that guide people through the space.
Intimacy & Openness
Built-in structures serve as a modern translation of garden pavilions, zoning the space and creating intimacy.
The semi-transparent partitions maintain visual connectivity while serving as space dividers, much like how gardens use plants such as bamboo to create barriers.
Wooden partitions serve as storage units with openings that invite people into the open areas.
Unique spatial sequences
The unique spatial sequences in a garden, where each turn reveals new vistas, inspire the use of the curtain system. By using curtains, we can recreate this dynamic experience, allowing the space to transform and reveal different environments, much like a garden's evolving scenery.
This element can either open up the entire space, fostering a sense of unity, or divide it into predefined programmatic areas such as work areas and lounges.
By using curtains, spaces can be continuously adapted or re-associated to meet different needs and activities.
This structuring element enables a seamless transformation, making it possible to alternate between open, collaborative zones and more private, focused areas, thereby enhancing the functionality and versatility of the space.
Appreciate the surrounding
In this space, appreciating the surroundings is integral to the experience.
Windows provide a view of the expansive landscape outside, creating a connection between the interior environment and the larger world.
This visual link allows users to feel connected to the broader natural context, enhancing their sense of place and tranquility within the smaller, curated space. The interplay between the interior and exterior scenery enriches the overall atmosphere, encouraging reflection and a deeper appreciation of both the immediate and distant surroundings.
What's Next?
After a vision is chosen, our team will continue to refine the concept into specific deliverables. This will include ordering materials, iterating on floor plans and furniture designs, implementing policy, and creating a timeline for building.
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Emily, Danny, Jack, Hannah
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