NIGHT
TEST
CRATES
DAY
LOCALITY OF CRATES TO INSTALLATION SITE
VEHICLE VEHICLE ACCESS ACCESS
WE DID A SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION AS IN DUCKBOARD PLACE IN UNION LANE, HOPING TO RE-TEST THE FORMAT OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. WE CHOSE UNION LANE AS OUR RESEARCH SUGGESTED THIS TO BE A LESS FORMAL SETTING.
INSTALL
UNION PL DEGRAVES DAY 1 DEGRAVES DAY 2
TIME (HOURS) 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
THURSDAY 5:45am - 6:15am
RE-TESTING IN A LESS FORMAL SETTING
INSTALLATION LIFESPAN
DUCKBOARD PL
UNION PL
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15+
AN UNEXPECTED VEHICLE SPARKS AN INFORMAL ALTERCATION.... TRUCK DRIVER:
“DON’T PUT YOUR S*** IN OTHER PEOPLE’S WAY.... YOU F***ING MORONS!”
LESS THAN HALF AN HOUR SINCE WE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION, A TRUCK ENTERED THE LANEWAY FROM BOURKE ST MALL. IT TOOK US BY SURPRISE AS WE HAD ORIGINALLY BELIEVED UNION PLACE TO BE FOOT TRAFFIC ONLY. THE TRUCK DRIVER PUSHED OVER THE CRATES AND THEN PROCEEDED TO HURL ABUSE AT US. WE FOUND IT IRONIC THAT THERE’S A “THANKS FOR SUPPORTING MELBOURNE’S ART SIGN AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE LANEWAY”
TEST LOCALITY OF CRATES TO INSTALLATION SITE
DAY
VEHICLE ACCESS
DEGRAVES
WE SET UP 3 AREAS OF MILK CRATE FURNITURE IN THE REAR OF DEGRAVES ST. THIS CONSISTED OF TWO COUCHES AND 4 CHAIRS AND A TABLE.
CRATES
NIGHT
INSTALL
DAY 1 FRIDAY 6am SUNDAY 12am
CONVERSATION WITH SECURITY - ARRIVED AT 11AM - ALL OF THE GREEN AND BLACK COUCH CRATES HAD BEEN CUSTOMISED - ORANGE CRATES HAD BEEN TRASHED - HE MOVED THEM BACK AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BUT WASN’T SURE OF THE CONFIGURATION
INSTALLATION LIFESPAN
DUCKBOARD PL UNION PL DEGRAVES DAY 1 DEGRAVES DAY 2
TIME (HOURS) 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
RESPONSES
12
13
14
15+
SECURITY: “SOMEONE SHIFTED THEM AND I TRIED TO PUT THEM BACK”
6am
6am
6am
2pm
2pm
2pm
HE ISSUED LESS AUTHORITY OVER THE SITE THAN IN ANY OF THE OTHER SITES
TEST
DEGRAVES
WE ONCE AGAIN USED THE MILK CRATES THAT ALREADY RESIDE IN DEGRAVES STREET TO CREATE SEATING ARRANGEMENTS. THIS TIME OUR MAIN STRATEGY WAS TO INCREASE VISIBILITY.
DAY 2 SUNDAY 10am - 12am
INCREASED VISIBILITY = INCREASED INTEREST
NIGHT
CRATES
DAY
INSTALL
LOCALITY OF CRATES TO INSTALLATION SITE
VEHICLE ACCESS
INSTALLATION LIFESPAN
DUCKBOARD PL UNION PL DEGRAVES DAY 1 DEGRAVES DAY 2
0
1
2
TIME (HOURS)
ENGAGEMENT LEADS TO MORE INTEREST & ENGAGEMENT
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15+
re
sert
30
9.30am
gathering
QVM
sunday 9.30am-3.30pm
0.30
10.30am
LEVEL OF ACTIVITY [in] Adults kids
active reaction during building process
1.30
11.30am
test for our installation on qvm we used the local utilities and means available to set up an impromptu structure. by using the found cardboard boxes to engage with people we focused their attention on revaluing used materials. conversation
result kids as well as adults actively participated during and after the building process. and thus picked up our idea of creating awareness for sustainbility as the feedback clearly elucidates.
recognition
.30
13.30am
.30
14.30am
kids 15.30am
active reaction after building process
feedback
formal vs SOUTH DEGRAVES ST
QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET
formal NORTH DEGRAVES ST
UNION PL
DUCKBOARD PL
EXISTING CONDITION OF SITE INFORMAL
FORMAL
PROJECTS
-CONSTRUCTION -REACTION
-PRACTICE
-PLANNING
-ORGANIZATION
-GATHERING -REACTIONS
-STRUCTURAL OUTCOME
-REACTION @ DUCKBOARD PL -REACTION @ UNION PL -RESEARCH OF SITE
-PLANNING
-PRACTICE -REACTION @ DEGRAVES ST DAY 1 -REACTION @ DEGRAVES ST DAY 2