Kristy Evans
My responsibilities within the collective dwelling were the communal Living Rooms, the Communal Kitchen, a communal atrium/courtyard, and Mime Performance and Practice Spaces
However, for this project rather than focusing on the communal living space, I wanted to focus more on the Mime Performance and Practice Spaces which includes the right side of my building and the connecting bridge.
The Mime has the universal ability to speak without words. They can shape both objects and voids, sculpt forms and solids from thin air, allowing an audience to fill in the gaps and interpret their actions as a story. The mime builds representations of people, characters, actions, objects, and even emotion through their connection with space.
In this design, the Mime is able to explore their own world through shapes, mirrors, spaces, voids, and solids as they further their ambitions and careers. With the co-habitation of other clown types, the mime is able to understand and mimic daily life and bring their connection to other clowns to their own performances. This space allows the mime to explore different performance mediums (Big stage with big private audience, big stage with big public audience, protected stage with small public audience, etc.) while also allowing the mime to seclude themselves when imagining new performances in the works. The spaces provided for the mime encourages new representations/opportunities of performance and forms atypical connections between the mime and their audience.
The image above shows an isometric perspective view of the building. The base building is a section cut of the building to show interior spaces. To the left, I pulled it’s facade out to show additional context and how the building would look from it’s exterior. The ghosted building above describes the two sides not visible in the section cut, building the courtyard between the two sides. Finally, the building above shows the front facade and main entry of the building. The exterior consists of 3 different colors, Red, Yellow, and Blue. The materials are Galvanized Steel Panels, Channel Glass, Glass, and Mirrors. The interior consists of Pink, Yellow, and Blue paint.
This image is a left section view into the space.The left portion of this interior space connects to the rest of the building, it includes a small dining space and a netted resting space. This portion also connects you to a secluded performance space/mirror pod. Next, there are 4 mirror pods located in the center of the building. These Mirror pods allow mimes to practice in a semi-private space, surrounded by mirrors. From these pods, you can take these pods to enter a semi-private practice and performance space. These elevated stages are located in an open space which allows the mimes to work next to each other on their performances. There is also glass facing the street so people passing by can watch. This can create impromptu performances and help Mimes learn quick thinking skills The next performance space on the far right grows in scale. This elevated stage is a smaller performance space with an informal audience. Mimes can perform both underneath and on top of this stage. There is a glass garage door separating the stage and the public, allowing the mime to expand it’s performance if wanted. Finally, the largest and most formal performance stage is the space located at the top of the building. This space includes audience seating, set lighting and a crew, and a backstage area. There is also a bridge that connects you to the collective dwelling units. This channel glass bridge can be used as a backstage area during performances and a connection to the private dwelling space across the way. The space is meant to be fun yet functional and meet the Mime’s daily and career needs.