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program instability
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roaming infrastructure
vacant lots
permanent yet mobile facilities
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program instability
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activating urban fabric (with freedom to test and move)
roaming infrastructure
automobile industry
urban fabric
Mobility
mobile urban (fabric)ations
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Mobility
Detroit 1950
Detroit
2015
Roaming Pageant Wagons palmer park
university district
north end
$ 2,000 $ 10,000
PLACEMAKING ON THE ROAD
new center
$ 5,000
$ 10,000
mobile loggia TOTAL = $ 27,000
milwaukee junction
$ 35,000 $ 5,000
permanent space TOTAL = $ 40,000
eastern market
mid town
downtown
Tailgating Culture
1950
cabin
loggia
cave
cabin
fixed program, fixed location
loggia
1990
cave fixed location
LEVELS OF OCCUPATION mobile program
loggia
cabin
cabin
cave
the freedom/dilemma of being ‘anyplace’
Mobile Program
cave gradation
2015
MOBILE FABRICATION
indoors
outdoors covered outdoors
the learnspace
the earnspace
the funspace
LEVELS OF GRADATIONS / INTIMACIES OF SPACE
Mobile Loggia Mobile Urban (Fabric)ations
The MOBILE CITY Manifesto Repair > Move > Recreate
indoors
How?
workstations seating web conference room
power
class
living area
power storage
class cafe
toolroom
utilities
seating
power
seating
media labs
garden
machines
staff
class
kitchen
[internet access - online courses]
[community hall]
[fabrication workshop]
[temporary shelter]
[middle school]
vending outdoors
eating space power
news-stand
cubicles
cooking
clinic
outdoors classroom
utilities
pharmacy clinic
lounge vending cooking
classroom
media center
lounge waiting area staff area
conference
[classroom & news-stand]
power clinic
power
cashier
[vocational training class] [food truck corner]
[nursery school]
[health clinic]
Program
8 Mile
Location
Woodward Av
Mediatheque
Clinic
Stop No: 1 Duration: 4 weeks
Stop No: ___ Duration: ___
Grand Boulevard
Clinic
School
Stop No: ___ Duration: ___
Stop No: 7 Duration: 24 weeks
School
Stop No: ___ Duration: ___
Mediatheque Stop No: ___ Duration: ___
Mediatheque Stop No: ___ Duration: ___
School
Clinic
Stop No: ___ Duration: ___
Stop No: 3 Duration: 2 Weeks
augment existing networks
NEEDS
Mobile.Urban.(Fabric)ations
Clinic
SKILLS School
Mediatheque
truck bed
power
utilities clinic reading
utilities
vending
seating
internet access
class waiting area
store physical education
clinic
truck bed
power
[grocery store & food-vending]
kitchen
[eatery]
staff area
[wifi-cafe]
[immunization clinic] [primary school]
daily produce cashier common table
cooking gas/utilities
work space
work event farm produce
folding partitions
utilities
work space
utilities
work space
seating meeting room
class
[co-working space]
staff area
books storage
snack bar
power
power
[mobile library] [catering class] [rental office space]
[grocery store]
media room (below)
media room (below)
seating book collection cashier
reading area
fresh produce
computer lab
stage
power (below)
workspaces (below)
power
cold storage
study space
power
work space
work event
work space
public event
work space power
[market]
[community stage]
sound room (below)
[rental office space] [tech office + school]
[kids’ library]
ROAMING
Ecosphere’s Virtual Network + Collectivate’s Roaming Network
MEDIA
network
ecosphere oakman wi-fi network plugin to an existing infrastructure or network without trying to create a new one. augment.
Location: Oakman Boulevard
co te wo ac r hi k ng &
Plugin Type: Existing Network of Wifi Routers
partial inflation and partial flexible parititon allow the space to expand
ou pr tdo oj or ec tio n
m acedia es ss
plugin
mediatheque roaming media program supports the ecosphere digital education program
fixed supports replace vehicle when program runs for longer duration
surface loggia
unfolded & hinge
unfold higher
N 1:100// 1:8
media access
co-working spaces
outdoor projection
inflating & rotating
combined space
ROAMING
Galleries’ Creative Network + Collectivate’s Roaming Network
EDUCATION
plugin
school / nursery augment residential areas with better fundamental necessities
da Location: Milwaukee Junction
y-
car
cla
e
ssr
oom
Plugin Type: Existing Network of Artist Galleries
vehicles can be replaced by more permanent fixtures once the program starts blending with the community
sta
ff
the
lig
inf
wo
rks
ht & m ra -s obile tru ctu re
hop
TAN
GA
GEN
T LLE RY
network
artist collectives
using the vast network of artist-led creative spaces to create a mobile community of learning centers
ramp
parked program
light furniture
spatial expansion
connecting program
light infrastructural investments can be made over time where these roaming networks stop and deploy
classroom / multimedia
N 1:100// 1:8
light infrastructure - ramp
day-care / play area
ROAMING HEALTH
Urban Farm Physical Network + Collectivate’s Roaming Network
plugin
health clinics
citizens of resilient communities with urban farms get incentive to stay put
Location: North Cass
Plugin Type: Existing Network of City Farms
ph North Cass Commu nity Garden
the loggia space can be expanded from the cave to create larger spatial configurations, based on need
ar
ma
cy
wa ar iting ea
che
ck-
up
network
urban farms plugging into the the city-wide array of farms to provide essentials to communities
mobile furniture can be unpacked to be used in the loggia spaces
N 1:100// 1:8 frame
north cass community farms
health clinic / waiting area
roof plane
canopy
loggia
protected outdoors
pharmacy
s