The Talk Shop

U N I V E R S I T Y O F K A N S A S - M . A R C H I T E C T U R E S T U D I O 6 0 8 - E M E R G I N G E C O N O M I E S D E S I G N P R O J E C T - FA L L 2 0 1 4

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THE TALK SHOP

A co m mun it y- ba s ed ex p erim en ta l cultura l cen ter.

Educa tion: gradu ate o f the K a nsa s Cit y Ar t Institu te’s Inte rdi sci pli nar y Ar ts Pro gra m.

Previous Proj ec ts: Fresh B rea d, LOTS o f Love, The S pea ke a s y, a n d The Laundromat.

S tudio space: The D ru gsto re.

Current work incl u d e s: The Ta l k S ho p, a restruc tur ing o f u s e o f a vac ant storefront o n Ma in St. seanstarowitz@gma i l. com w w w.seanstarowit z. c om

SEAN STAROWITZ

Co m mun it y en g a g em en t a r tis t.

MAIN STREET

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MAIN STREET

D riv in g n o r th th ro ug h M idtow n .

Ka n s a s Ci t y, M is s o uri.

URBAN INTEGRATION

M idtow n’s pla ce in Kan s a s Cit y, M is s o uri.

M idtown Neighb orho o d s Ce nter Ci t y Coleman He i ghts Crest wood Volker R oanoke We st Plaza Valenti ne B roadway G i lham Hyde Park

S quier Pa r k Ma nheim Pa r k Tro o st wo o d R o c khil l Co u ntr y side S u nset H il l S o u th Pl a z a O l d Hyd e Pa rk S ou thmore l a nd

Pl a z a R o c khil l Crest We st p or t S u nset H il l West wo o d Pa rk Pl a z a Enter ta i n m e nt D istr ic t U niver sit y o f M i s s o u ri K a nsa s Cit y

MIDTOWN

O n th e edg e o f th ree dis tin c t n eig h b o rh o o ds.

DIVERSITY

M o re th a n a rac ial dis tin c tio n .

Po pula t io n : 42 ,4 9 9 Ty pica l Re s ide n t: 3 9 - ye ar - o l d, w hi te M al e M e dian Ho us e h o l d In co m e : $ 8 2 ,2 3 4 Lo ng- te rm Re si d e n t s ( 5 + ye a r s) : 2 7 %

MIDTOWN DEMOGRAPHICS

Co lo r f ul dis tric t in Kan s a s Cit y, M is s o uri.

STREET VIEW

Fro m Wa r w ick Th ea tre towa rds Th e D rug S to re.

FIGUREGROUND

S cale a n d den s it y o f built env iro n m en t.

to day : s ix l ane s of t raffic acros s Main St re et

TRANSPORTATION NETWORK

Public an d priva te, co n tem p o rar y a n d f uture.

PROGRAMMATIC USAGE

M ixed us e a lo n g M a in S treet.

PUBLIC SPACE

Park s, s qua res, an d g reen a rea s.

THE INTERSECTION

Wes tp o r t Ro ad m eets M a in S treet.

Acco rding to Ke v i n Ly n ch , “ Th e Im a g e o f t h e Ci t y,� a n urban s pa ce is unde r sto o d i n te rm s o f t h e fo l l ow i n g e l e m e n ts: Path s - th e s t re e t s, s i d e wal k s, and o t he r c hanne ls in w h ich p e op l e t rave l L a n d ma r k s - o b j e c t s t hat s e r ve as ex te r nal re fe ren ce p oints D is tr ic ts - s e c t i o ns o f t he c i t y di s t i ngu i s he d by som e id e ntit y or ch a rac te r Ed g e s - p e rce i ve d bo u nd ar i e s s u c h as wal l s o r b u il din gs Nod e - A con ce nt rat i o n o f ac t i v i t y i n a c i t y

URBAN NODE

Rela tio n s h ip b et ween o th er m aj o r Ka n s a s Cit y dis tric ts.

THE DRUG STORE & THE TALK SHOP

A m o n g lo cal es tablis h m en ts.

Lo ca l Es t ablis h m e n t s

Co rp o ra t i o n s

The D rug Sto re We s tp or t Cl e a ne r s O d d l y Cor re c t Co f fe e B ar Mor ton B a l l roo m P hyl l is’s B a r b e r S ho p The Ta lk S ho p Mu d d y ’s Cl int ’s Com ics K a n s a s Cit y U pho l s te r y & S ore a l D e s ig n U r b a n M in in g Ho me ware s

C V S D ru g Sto re Re d e e me r Fe l l ow sh ip M ai n Thr i f t way St. Pau l ’s Ep i s co pal Ch u rch J ac s o n He w i t t : Ta x S er v ice Advance Ame r i c a: Cash S e r v i ce S p e e dy Cas h

MIXED BUSINESS

Co rp o ra te bus in es s es m ixed b et ween lo ca l es ta blis h m en ts.

USERS

A n aly s is o f p o ten tial f requen ter s o f th e s pa ce.

STREET ACTIVATION

D em o c ra tic n a ture o f th e s treet a s public s pace.

Th e p ed estr i an ex pe rie nce is gre at l y e nhance d by s tore f ront di splays, wi n d ows, and e nt rance s. Al o ng M ain St re e t and We s tp or t Ro ad exi st lon g st re tc he s o f st re e t sc ape l ac king e l e m e nts wi th wh i ch freq uenters o f t he space c an inte rac t w it h.

GROUND FLOOD USAGE

Pres en ce o f s to ref ro n t dis play o r lack th ero f.

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FROM THE SIDEWALK

Vo ids in th e urban f abric c rea te a p o o r p edes trian ex p erien ce.

Park ing Re gula t i o n s No off-street p arking is re qu ire d fo r no nre side nt ial u se s un le s s such uses excee d 4,000 sq uare fee t o f gro ss fl o o r are a, in w hic h c ase o ff- s tre e t par ki n g m ust b e prov i d ed for th e fl o o r are a in exce ss o f 4, 000 squ are fe et ( s e e 88-420 fo r o ff-st re e t par ki n g rati os).

Any off-street p arking t hat is provide d mu st be l o c ate d b e h i n d th e b ui ldi n g or w it hin o r u nde r t he bu il ding.

A r tist Work or S a l es S pa ce: 2. 5 pe r 1, 000 squ are fe e t o f s a le s space K ansas C it y Zo n i n g an d D evelop m en t Cod e, J an uar y 2 0 1 1

PARKING LOTS

E xces s ive pa rk in g lo ts dis turb th e urba n f a bric.

HUMAN SCALE

Po ten tia l fo r fo o t traf f ic in th e dis tric t.

THE TALK SHOP

Curren tly an em pt y s to ref ro n t.

“ We won’t be ope n o n Friday and S at u rday s. . . Ar t is n ot a lei sure ac ti v i t y, c u l t u ral is no t a l e isu re t hing. In t his c ulture we li ve i n n ow, it is. Yo u do it fro m 6- 9 o n a Friday nig ht. For us th e i dea of b e ing o pe n S u nday t hro u gh Thu rsday is a re a lly i nteresti n g th i n g.”

S E A N S TA R O W I T Z

PARADIGM SHIFT

Culture a s a n ever yday a c tiv it y.

THE DRUG STORE

View to s treet f ro m th e s to ref ro n t dis play.

1934 2011 2012

K at z D ru gs to re o pe n e d o n t h e co r n e r o f We s t por t Rd and Mai n St Re d e e me r Fe l l ows h i p bo u ght t h e bu i l di n g fo r u se of p a r king l o t o n S u n day s B uild in g re nte d to 24 l o c al ar t i s t s fo r o pe n s t ud i o sp ace

HISTORY OF THE BUILDING

Ka n s a s Cit y ico n .

THE DRUG STORE

Zo n es o f us e.

THE DRUG STORE

O p en - do o r s talls a llow a r tis ts to s ee o th er ’s wo rk in pro g res s.

THE TALK SHOP

Co m mun it y en g a g em en t pro j ec t.

THE TALK SHOP

M idtow n co n tex t.

THE TALK SHOP

S to ref ro n t a n aly s is.

“I th i n k on e o f t he gre ate st qu e st io ns o f o u r t ime is, wh at i s th e sh ape or d esi gn o f a t abl e ? How do we make t hat t abl e i nv i ti n g ?

Wh o d o we i nvite to t he t abl e ? How do pe o pl e fe e l we lcom e d en o ug h to voi ce t he ir co nce rns o r ide as? Fo r me it ’s a ll a b out desi g n i n g th e r i ght kind o f t abl e.”

S E A N S TA R O W I T Z

THE TALK SHOP

Co n cept o f th e ta ble.

“I think one of the grea tes t qu es t i o ns o f o u r t i m e i s :

W H AT I S T H E S H A P E O R D E S I G N O F A TA B L E ?

S E A N S TA R O W I T Z

THE TALK SHOP

Co n cept o f th e ta ble.

Matt Everest Tonie Barnett

Allison Pericich

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS STUDENTS

M . A rch itec ture.