ARDENCE 04

Academic Work Award Professor

Duration

Year Completed Software

Imanginative Graft Design Excellence Award Winner Fall 2020

Tom Hartman

7 weeks

2020 | Year 2

Rhino | Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign

Ardence was developed with the idea of wanting to break the exclusivity and expense of experiencing the wonders of performative art. I wanted to be able to create a space that would help to “display” the talent and passion that goes into these productions while also providing an opportunity for much of the community that might not have the means to experience events of similar scale. I wanted the program to also be a reminder that you don’t need fancy set-ups or a big stage to “display” your talent. It would be a space that would be open to anyone and everyone from all walks of life to share and create their passions.

Site Overview

The graft is placed on the lawns outside of the main Gammage building where many students, faculty and visitors frequent to either hustle their next class or enjoy the weather when it is nice outside regardless of whether or not they have the privilege of attending a show in the historic auditorium. The many trees surrounding the lawn helps to mute out the busy roads surrounding the lawn which makes it a perfect spot or the graft. The graft is embedded into the ground as I wanted people who were performing to feel as if they were inside a safe space to be their truest self while also making it so that if people wanted to watch, they would have to come right to “experience” the performance, similar to coming to Gammage to watch a show or to viewing an art piece in a gallery; a place for display.

Complimentary Components

- water flow represents a free flowing spirit

- adds a sense of serenity to the graft

- play on the idea of something being displayed in a display box

- structure is slender to not take away from the view of gammage sphere drum embedded into the ground

- creates a safe space for users to freely express themselves

- viewers would have to come right up to the graft to view a performance similarly to viewing a show at gammage or an art display in a gallery multileveled platforms are a node to the perseverance & dedication needed to be apart of a production or to professionally pursue performative art

POWDER-COATED GOLD STEEL BEAMS

- captures attention

- withstand harsh weather

TEXTURED GOLD METAL GALVANIZED STEEL

- sense of grandeur

- withstand water erosion

BEIGE NATURAL STONE

- represents arizonas rich mineral resource

PINK NATURAL STONE BLOCKS

- inspired by Gammage facade & Arizonian red clay

DOOR DETAILS