Week 010 // TUMBLING "L" V.3
Week 10, the final week of the Mobile Design Box Retrofit 10-week design + build project! This week's iteration: The Tumbling "L" V.3. This version has sharper edges, shorter and wider dimensions, and a special interlocking shelving system not previously developed. To accommodate seating, working surfaces, and display spaces, the "L" has blue surfaces ribboning through and around its structure.
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Week 008 & 009 // TUMBLING "L" V.2
For Week 08 of the Mobile Design Box Retrofit 10-week design + build project, the team took time to analyze the feedback from previous iterations and discuss the direction of week 09 and 10.
Pictured is the Week 09 Iteration, where we have decided to pursue the design from Week 05, Tumbling "L" and push its concept further. Week 09, Tumbling "L" V.2, only the necessary structural elements have been kept, and its usability for seating, counterspace, and display space has been streamlined. Next week for our final furniture design, we will continue to iterate on this Tumbling "L" concept. |
Week 007 // SKEWER CRATES
Week 07's iteration: rectilinear crates perforated on four sides to allow long dowels to skewer through the volume, supporting additional crates and shelves.
Perforating the sides of each unit with plus-shaped subtractions allowed for the units to be rotated in any direction while still accepting the shelving and expansion dowel system. The plus-shape was re-designed into a more fluid, snaking pattern which prevented the dowels from rolling in the X direction while skewering the crates. Similar to feedback from Week 03: Snaking Cabinets, the Skewer Crates were difficult to adjust once assembled, and to add or remove one crate several other crates had to be removed. |
Week 006 // STEAMER TRUNK
Week 06's iteration: a platonic box that cracks open revealing a fragmented core, filled with a system of shelves.
The mobility of this project gives it strength in a way past projects are weaker: a pack-n-go readiness that allows the system to be closed and rolled from location to location. The self-contained independence of this piece denies modularity as seen with project like "Snaking Cabinets". This iteration provides intuitive understanding of how users may approach and use it for varying modes of display. Reviewers enjoyed the neatness of closing the unit and the creation of larger shelves as the unit unfolded. Feedback for improvement considers a desire to invert the outer walls and interior shelving system, such that multiple units could be aggregated in a meaningful way. It was also noted that the spaces within the system created by the shelves should be larger, and color could be incorporated on the interior. |
Week 005 // TUMBLING "L"
Week 05's iteration: tumbling "L"s with rounded edges, wrapped in a supportive rib structure.
The rounded edges of this design allowed the "L"s to easily tumble 90 degrees in any direction, however, due to the weight of each module it was laborious for community members and stakeholders to manipulate the units once rotated, and they struggled to be precise when moving the pieces into a new position. Feedback received from community members and stakeholders voiced a desire to remove ribs and utilize them to create more space and additional shelving. It was noted that the rounded ribs on corners were longer than necessary, and often decreased counter top and shelving space. It was easy for those giving feedback to see the possibilities of this iteration due to its intuitive program and the compelling nature of tumbling objects. |
Week 004 // ROTATING ARMS
Week 04's iteration: tall, rotating arms which pivot off a large anchored piece into multiple open and closed positions.
This week, community members enjoyed the sculptural nature of the Rotating Arms as well as the low effort needed to arrange and manipulate units. There was a desire to include shelving within the individual units and to utilize the cross-pattern on the inside as the method for securing the shelves. It was noted that the space in both the top and bottom third was underutilized, it was suggested that flipping the units so the top was instead the bottom may allow someone feel more natural as they interact with the piece. |
Week 003 // SNAKING CABINETS
Week 03's iteration: light, porous cabinets which connect to and support each other through a strong wood connection and can aggregate into a snaking pattern.
This weeks iteration created a solution for the lack of visibility present in the two previous weeks; week 03's skeletal-like cabinets allow items to be visible from multiple vantage points. Feedback on improvements centered around ease of use, especially when snapping together and pulling apart pieces. It was also noted that to rearrange even just one cabinet, the entire aggregation typically needed to be completely disassembled and reassemble. Other points of opportunity included a desire to incorporate wheels to increase mobility, fine tuning the aperture moments, and introducing a wayfinding method. |
Week 002 // LINEAR SLATS
Week 02's iteration: a bent wall with slots that hold many different shapes and sizes of shelves.
Community member and stakeholder's could see artists using this iteration to display artwork because of the customizable nature of the shelving modules. The removable shelves and thus customization of this module was attractive to reviewers. Opportunities for improving this iteration include utilizing the shelves to better stabilize the corners and creating more space for storage, and pushing the individual shelves to provide more uses. It was suggested to improve the unit by utilizing the panels for more attachable shelving or hooks. This unit is also difficult to move because of its weight and lack of locations to place hands while lifting. |
Week 001 // STACKING CUBES
Week 01's iteration: boxes that can tumble in any orientation and aggregate together into thousands of configurations. The possibilities for use are endless!
Community member and stakeholder feedback noted how simply this iteration could be aggregated. The method to connect and secure individual boxes to each other was very straightforward. The feedback received illuminated a desire for the modular boxes to allow more visibility of contents that could be held within the units. Sometimes the square keys used to secure the cubes together did not fit well, and some reviewers were interested in pushing this iteration to become a more unique design.
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Furniture Prototyping // Historic Mitchell Street
We are a group of architecture students from the School of Architecture and Urban Planning (SARUP) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), looking to propose a community-based design installation in the Historic Mitchell Street Neighborhood based on your feedback! This project is being conducted as part of the Fall 2020 Marcus Prize Studio, which is funded by generous support from Milwaukee’s Marcus Corporation Foundation and will eventually be built in Spring 2021. The prestigious Marcus Prize provides funding for an emerging architect to lead an advanced design studio at SARUP. This year’s recipient, Mexico City-based architect Tatiana Bilbao, is having students propose installations in the Historic Mitchell Street Neighborhood that will facilitate social activities based on sharing.
These proposals are based on extensive research conducted in the neighborhood. Over the summer and into the fall semester, SARUP students conducted in-depth interviews with community members and stakeholders. Students in the Marcus Prize Studio then visited Historic Mitchell Street and documented their initial reactions to the street through a series of collages which captured the essence of the experiences, emotions, issues, architecture, businesses and diversity of the neighborhood. Our research revealed a strong sense of pride in the neighborhood’s history and cultural diversity. Many interviewees were optimistic about the future of the neighborhood. They noted that there had been a flourishing of community murals over the last few years, and were particularly excited about the new Mitchell Street Library and its variety of programs. 615 Historic Mitchell Street is the current home of UWM SARUP’s Mobile Design Box, which is a pop-up gallery that adapts Milwaukee’s existing empty storefronts in order to encourage innovative social, economic, and cultural uses for these otherwise vacant spaces that students will be partnering with. As a studio, we are considering four potential projects while requesting your feedback on them as well. We are asking that you take the time to read through or watch the short video presentation of each project and then take the survey that will ask you to chose a project and answer a couple questions based on your favorite. If you would like to participate or become a partner in our evolving design, please don't hesitate to reach out at [email protected]. Take the survey here: forms.gle/JDhU8VJ2vPUeab3cA |
Somos un grupo de estudiantes de arquitectura de la Escuela de Arquitectura y Planificación Urbana (EAPU) de la Universidad de Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), que buscamos proponer una instalación de diseño basada en la comunidad en el barrio histórica de la calle Mitchell en base a sus comentarios. Este proyecto se lleva a cabo como parte del Marcus Prize Studio de otoño de 2020, que está financiado con el generoso apoyo de la Fundación Marcus Corporation de Milwaukee y finalmente se construirá en la primavera de 2021. El prestigioso premio Marcus proporciona fondos para que un arquitecto emergente lidere un diseño avanzado estudio en SARUP. La ganadora de este año, la arquitecta Tatiana Bilbao, con sede en la Ciudad de México, está pidiendo a los estudiantes que propongan instalaciones en el Barrio de la Calle Mitchell que facilitarán las actividades sociales basadas en el intercambio.
Estas propuestas se basan en una extensa investigación realizada en el barrio. Durante el verano y el semestre de otoño, los estudiantes de EAPU llevaron a cabo entrevistas en profundidad con miembros de la comunidad y partes interesadas. Los estudiantes del Marcus Prize Studio luego visitaron el calle Mitchell, y documentaron sus reacciones iniciales a la calle a través de una serie de collages que capturaron la esencia de las experiencias, emociones, problemas, arquitectura, negocios y diversidad del vecindario. Nuestra investigación reveló un fuerte sentido de orgullo por la historia y la diversidad cultural del vecindario. Muchos entrevistados se mostraron optimistas sobre el futuro del barrio. Notaron que había habido un florecimiento de murales comunitarios en los últimos años y estaban particularmente entusiasmados con la nueva biblioteca de la calle Mitchell y su variedad de programas. 615 calle Mitchell es el hogar actual de Mobile Design Box de UWM, que es una galería emergente que adapta las tiendas vacantes existentes de Milwaukee con el fin de fomentar usos sociales, económicos y culturales innovadores para estos espacios vacíos con los que los estudiantes se asociaron. Como estudio, estamos considerando cuatro proyectos potenciales y también solicitamos sus comentarios sobre ellos. Le pedimos que se tome el tiempo para leer o ver el video de presentación breve de cada proyecto y luego realizar la encuesta que le pedirá que clasifique los proyectos y luego responda un par de preguntas según su favorito. Si desea participar o convertirse en socio de nuestro diseño en evolución, no dude en comunicarse con [email protected] Tomas la encuesta aqui: forms.gle/4WqvqmvdfKjnjFnT7 |
Gardening Wall
A commons in which the local resources of compost and seeds are shared and managed by a community of neighbors and project partners through a set of procedures utilizing preexisting locations both indoors and out. The gardening wall can be put together and taken apart with elements that inspire play and interaction.
Click on the video to hear students, Andrew, Yash, Zach and Elise present! here is a link to a PDF of the below images. |
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Building Blocks for a Network of Outdoor Rooms
This project envisions a network of outdoor rooms for community art, gardening, and gathering that activate underutilized and unengaged spaces around Mitchell Street. Community members will come together to propose and create these rooms, which will in turn provide spaces for gathering and socializing. Our studio will provide the design and materials for the construction of mobile building blocks that can be combined and adapted to serve as seating, tables, and planters on each site. Community members can then collectively construct the blocks, which will be made from locally sourced and sustainable materials that can be decorated and personalized with colorful weaving.
Click to hear students, Claire, Brynn, and Kelly present! here is a link to a PDF of the below images. |
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Community Maker-Space and Classroom
We are proposing to design a maker-space that would combine the dynamics of a workshop and a classroom with a demonstration and gallery area connected. We want to provide a social space for making in the Mitchell neighborhood, which is open and accessible to everyone from beginners and hobbyists through creative entrepreneurs. The workshop would have a library of borrowable tools, ranging from stationary equipment to handheld tools, that can be used both in and outside of the workspace, if the project requires it. Our project also includes designing the workshop accessories needed for the space to manage itself. These accessories would include a flexible and mobile set of workbenches, an expandable storage unit for the tools brought to the space, and a demonstration stage that would allow instructors to easily teach students hands-on skills.
Click to hear students, Gabriela, Will and Steven present! here is a link to a PDF of the below images. |
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This proposal involves a series of 3 unique shapes on wheels with flexibility that supports seating, tables, screening elements, a backdrop, a space for changing, and storage for different scales of events. The items in storage might include costumes, sewing machines and materials, or common tools and supplies, while certain surfaces fold down to double as the sitting and standing desks for making and hosting workshops. The ability to be organized in different configurations supports social interaction and the passing down of traditions on every scale: projecting from the storefront, interacting on the sidewalk, set up in, for example our space at 615 Mitchell, and used to put on a talent show (displayed in the collages).
Click to hear students, Emma, Kelsey and Tess present! here is a link to a PDF of the below. |
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Performance Module