celebration

CELEBRATION INSTANT CITY / SANTA BARBRA BLOCK 700 + MORTEN SØRENSEN + JAC studios

URBAN STRATEGIES / PLAN SANTA BARBARA * USE AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE SIMILAR TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURES * ADAPT DISTINCTIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS FROM NEIGHBORING BUILDNINGS “Welcome to the American Riviera®...

Where Life Itself is a Fine Art. Lush, sun-drenched, relaxed and nestled seductively between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Santa Barbara basks in sunshine, natural beauty, creativity, cultural sophistication and an appreciation for taking life at your own pace.”

In order to preserve history, and enhance the visual identety of a small scale spanish town, Santa Barbara urban design guidelines proclaimes imitation as beeing one of the main diciplines.

What are the pros and cons of a DISNEY-FICATION of the city?

Celebration is staged at the terrace in front of the CAF entrance, discussing the romantic, the “look alike,” and the seductive life of SB. The gathering provided provid the 3H.INFLATABLE CITY, the MACARENA DANCE and TALKS on architecture as an image promoting the city.

* TOWERS * ROOFLINES * BALCONIES * USE COLORS SIMILAR TO NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS * USE MATERIALS SIMILAR TO NEIGHBORING BUILDINGS * UPPER STORIES OF THE BUILDING SHOULD EXHIBIT A LIGHTER CHARACTER THAN THE BASE * BUILDING DETAILS AND PUBLIC ART PROVIDE VISUAL INTEREST AND A SENSE OF DISCOVERY * USE CANOPY TREES * USE FALSE CHIMNEYS * USE DECORATIVE VENTS * USE DECORATIVE CAPS * USE DECORATIVE CORNICES TO PROVIDE VISUAL INTEREST

Inatable centre piece

Colors of Santa Barbra

* DESIGN PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES TO FOLLOW THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE BETWEEN DESTINATIONS

* FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS SHOULD BE MADE DECORATIVE

* CREATE SILHOUETTES AGAINST THE SKY

* USE CANOPY TREES

* DESIGN PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES TO FOLLOW THE MOST DIRECT ROUTE BETWEEN DESTINATIONS * SIDEWALKS * PASEOS * PATHWAYS * DRINKING FOUNTAINS

* CONFORM TO THE ORDINANCE

* ENCOURAGE PASEOS WHERE EVER POSSIBLE TO ENHANCE THE HISPANIC CARACTER * USE DECORATIVE LIGHTING * USE PUBLIC ART TO PROVIDE VISUAL INTEREST * USE DECORATIVE PAVING MATERIALS * AVOID SPACES WITHOUT INTEREST

* DESIGN BUILDINGS WITH SEVERAL DOORS * INCORPORATE FOCAL POINTS * SCULPTURES * FOUNTAINS * PUBLIC ART El Paseo with the obligatory centre piece, here a water feature.

Paseos play an important role in Santa Barbara both as commercial spaces spa and upholdning the image ima of a spanish city. The most recent paseo is the Paseo Nuevo, also the site for the Arts Forum.

* TREES * USE FASLE CHIMNEYS * ADD CAPS TO VENTS * PROJECTS ON LAND THE STYLE IS MEDITERRANCAN / HISPANIC * PROJECTS OVER WATER THE STYLE IS HISTORIC MARITIME * PROJECTS IN TIDAL ZONE THE STYLE IS MONTEREY REVIVAL STYLE OR HISTORIC MARITIME

The Spirit of Santa Barbara is epitomized in its Spanish revival architecture. This revival prevailed from the teens through the 30s and appeared in everything from the humblest home to the monumental Courthouse.

In 1960 the city established strict architectural control over a sixteensquare-block area around the site of the original Presidio and insisted that new buildings conform to a Spanish proďŹ le.

* USE AN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE SIMILAR TO SURROUNDING STRUCTURES * ADAPT DISTINCTIVE DESIGN ELEMENTS FROM NEIGHBORING BUILDNINGS

visitors interacting 100 white ballons

centre piece

after dancing talk talk talk

False chimney Dancing the Macarena

Instant city...

Links: http://www.jacstudios.blogspot.com http://issuu.com/morten http://issuu.com/johan The project is supported by, The Danish Art Council Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum