LOUNGE SEATING + CANOPY SOFA ART FAIR
LOUNGE SEATING AND CANOPY
Sofa Expo Competition 144 studies of seating and canopy design were produced between a studio of 12 students. These initial proposals were narrowed down, hybridized, modified until the final design was reached. The resulting design is inspired by studies of Chicago’s iconic art and architecture Yujin Kim Dina Digiovine-Florence Riley Mellon Jessie Lu Sran Shin Hyun Kyu Han Ji-Eun Kim Ashely Kuo Jennifer Palomaa Hyunji Kim Ga Im Kim JinYeop Lee Professor: Deborah Schneiderman
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tube and bubble wrap
Inspirations is from Chicago
case1; stable
these layering fabrics lead the circulation.
144 STUDIES OF SHELTER DESIGNS
case2; mobil
inspiration: boat; the site is at Navy pier
the seating area is connected to the ceiling.
To make the boat shapes by using dierent heights of the paper tubes. and then hang them from the ceiling.
falling and rising thinner and thicker can make rhythm play with colors
we can make any shape we want; sofa, waves
CONCEPT
Reflections at a certain spot
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Ever Changing
Inspiration from Chicago’s iconic art and architecture drove the design. Chicago’s skyline is a constant in the reflection of the Cloud Gate, yet it is sandwiched by the ever changing skies above and the movement of people below. This translated into the relative permanence of the different types of seating within the proposal- a permanent lounge and temporary modular seating form an interior landscape. Seating arrangements have been designed to make use of the discarded cardboard plotter tubes that amass in the school’s print labs.
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ELEVATION
Reflections at a certain spot
SECTION
FRONT ELEVATION
The juxtaposition of the installation’s two elements, the canopy and the seating, references SOFA Chicago’s objective of providing a market for artists who are interested in combining traditional decorative arts with functional objects. In addition to connecting the SOFA Chicago visitor to the surrounding city, the environment seeks to create a connection between the SOFA Chicago visitors and the students of Pratt Institute. As noted above, seating arrangements are designed to repurpose the discarded cardboard plotter tubes that amass in the school’s print labs. The project was built from approximately 300 of these tubes. As seen in the works of designer, Shigeru Ban, it is possible to re-purpose mundane waste into beautiful and functional objects or structures. The Pratt Connect Lounge creates the opportunity for many people to sit on the same furniture piece while simultaneously composing a personal space an individual vantage point.
BACK ELEVATION
LOUNGE SEATING PLAN
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TUBES
Construction for seating using plot tubes
The lounge seatings are made with plot tubes. We gather many recycle tubes and cut it different angles to make it more comfortable when people are sitting.
ANGLED TUBES: ELEVATION
60째 55째
1" 2'-102
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2'-103 4"
45째
1" 2'-04 1" 1'-84 1'-5"
1'-5"
TUBES: MEASUREMENTS
50째
2'-5"
1" 1'-34
ANGLED TUBES: MEASUREMENTS
JOINERY
How tubes are connected
IN ERY JOIN ERY
The primary joinery method of handstitched twine references the tradition of furniture upholstery. While the method of pattern making by laser etching utilizes contemporary technology to produce a pattern typical also to upholster fabric. The imagery and plans of some of Chicago’s most iconic designs, such as Marina City, the Agua Building, the Cloud Gate and Navy Pier’s Ferris Wheel, were manipulated and abstracted to create a floral pattern set on top of a linear background.
TOPS OF TUBESJOIN ERY
TOPS OF TUBESJOIN ERY
CAP PATTERN
BOTTOM TUBESJOINERY
BOTTOM TUBESJOIN PLACEMEN ERY T OF HOLES AND SCREWS PLACEMEN
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CANOPY
How plastic bags are connected
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TOP VIEW
The lounge seating is sheltered by white plastic trash bags; hung and massed to create a dome-like form similar to the “omphaalos”on the underside of Cloud Gate. The canopy mass is articulated by movement as the wind traverses the massive waste created by our society and the alternative possibility to utilize that ‘waste’ to create something positive (as with the fabrication of the seating). The cloud gate’s omphalos offers a unique, ever-changing view to its visitors. This is mimicked in the proposal by projections aimed onto the surface which are seen as merely a soft glow from the exterior. Projections show the process of the materialization of the installation: sketches, diagrams, models, methodology, time lapse, etc. as a means of promoting the infamous “Pratt process.”
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PROCESS
The process took us three month from beginning to the end. Twelve of us gather plot tubes from media centre at our school as well as around the printing shops in the city. We did some concept design at our studio and studied the shape of the canopy shape. yujin kim 9
FINAL PROPOSAL
FINAL PROPOS AL
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