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SHARED ABSENCE I h a v e a l w ay s c ur i ous a b out the i d ea of l ongi ng. F or one t o d e s i r e a c e r t ai n somethi ng mea ns tha t one i s l a cki ng o f t h at p ar t i c u l a r a b sence. Wha t i s l a cki ng i n NY C ? W hat i s t h i s s h a r e d a b sence tha t w e, a s New Yor ker s, d esire the most? We t e n d t o e i t h er b e ca ught up i n the p a st or ov er thi nk a b o u t t h e f u t u r e , tha t w e l ost a p a r t of our sel v es i n the p r e s e n t , e s p e c i al l y i n thi s b ustl i ng NY C . Thi s scena r i o c an b e f o u n d w i thi n sub w a y sta ti ons, b ei ng the most f as t - p a c e d e n v i r onment i n the ci ty, w her e user s onl y f o c u s o n r e ac h i ng to the f i na l d esti na ti on i nstea d of e n j o y i n g t h e c o mmuti ng p r ocess. S u b w ay p e r f o r m ances seemi ngl y to b e the ones tha t help u s t o ac t u a l l y p ause a nd b e a w a r e of the sur r ound i ng s. T h i s i s t h e p o i n t w her e p eop l e feel the most a l i v e. I n a d d r e s s i n g t o thi s si tua ti on, the i d ea i s to d i str a ct s u b w ay u s e r s t hr ough these p er for ma nces b y usi ng w a s t e d s p a c e s wi thi n sub w a y sta ti ons a nd conv er t i t into a n e w c o n c e p t i o n of p ub l i c sp a ce. As y ou ca n see, there a r e a l o t o f u n u sed sp a ces w i thi n the sta ti ons a s a r esult o f m an y d o u b l e a nd tr i p l e hei ght sp a ces a nd v er ti ca l c i r c u l at i o n s . I d e c i d e d t o p i c k 4 2 nd S tr eet Ti mes S q ua r e S ta ti on as t h e s i t e f o r t h i s thesi s for b ei ng the most d ense a nd b u s y s u b w ay s t ati on, sp eci fi ca l l y on w her e the 7 l i ne is, w h e r e t h e r e i s a si gni f i ca ntl y l ong w a sted sp a ces a b o ve t h e t r ai n I S r ai l w a y. Those sp a ces a r e then tr a nsf or m ed, b e c o m i n g a p e r f or mi ng gr ound f or ta l ented p er f or mer s i n t h e c i t y an d a n enter ta i nment d esti na ti on f or sub w ay c o m m u t e r s a n d New Yor ker s.

RETURN / LONGING

UNDERSTANDING LONGING

B a sed on d i cti ona r y ’s definitio n: ( no un) a yearning desire / ( verb) have a stro ng wish o r desire DESIRE

LONGING

LACKING/ABSENCE What is lacking in NYC? W hat is this shared absence that we desire the mos t?

TIME

MIND

AUTONOMY

To b e p r esent i n the cur r ent moment

To be aware o f co nscio usness o r subco nscio usness

To sur vive witho ut dependency o n o thers

CONCEPT APPLICATION BASED ON PRECEDENT STUDY I mp l ementa ti on of d esig n appro ach acco rding to A rakawa + G in’s Destiny Lo fts, their subversive a p p r oa ch on d esi gni ng an architecture ag ainst death in o rder to so lve o ur fear o f death

“The po int is no t to f i n d s i mi l a r i ti e s , but is abo ut ho w o ne site o f co nstruction of di f f e r e n c e that can act as the ‘ unmarked backg ro u n d’ f or a n oth e r ”

ARAKAWA + GINS

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V i k k i Be l l

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Exterio r and interio r o f A rakawa + G in’s Reversible D e s ti n y L of ts , 2005

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

SITE OBSERVATION: THE SOURCE OF DISTRACTION S u b w ay p er for mer s a r e found to b e the source o f distractio n fo r co mmuters, t h e y ma ke us stop b r i efl y a nd l et us b e a w are o f the surro unding activities

CHARACTERISTIC OF SUBWAY STATIONS T h e r e a r e a l ot of w a sted sp a ces found w i thin subway statio ns all o ver New Yo rk City due to the nature o f its underg r ou n d c o n s t r ucti on a nd ci r cul a ti on fl ow s i n a ccor dance to existing street plan, mainly in the fo rm o f do uble and triple heig ht s pa c e s

14 t h S t r e e t Un i o n S q ua r e S ta ti on, 4 5 6

42 n d S t r e e t Ti m e s S q ua r e S ta ti on, 7

3 4 th S tr e et Herald Square Statio n, B D F M

42nd Street Times Square Statio n , N Q R W

SITE STUDY

MTA RULES

STUDY OF BOUNDARIES Re l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n sub w a y p er for mer s a nd user s a p p ears to be transparent

i ntense r a y of l i ght

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STUDY OF GESTURES Du e t o t h e e l o n g a t e d cha r a cter i sti c a nd str uctur a l f ra m e w o r k o f t h e s p ace, a cr ob a ti c p er f or ma nces a r e c h o s e n as i t e n ab l e s them to mov e a r ound op enl y

distinct co lo red zo nes SUBWAY PLATFORM

am b i g u o u s line division

2nd FLOOR

MEZZANINE

MTA h as w r i t t e n r u l e s r ega r d i ng sub w a y p er f or mer s i n or d e r to create discipline enviro nment a n d p r e v e n t an y u n w a nted d i stur b a nces tow a r d s the d a i l y use o f subway system fo r ever yo ne

FLOOR PLANS

PROPOSED DESIGN The d esi gn i s r esti ng on the str uctur es a b ov e sub w a y p l a tf or m i n or d er to fi l l the nega ti v e sp a ce of sub w a y sta ti on

EXPLODED AXON

EXISTING STRUCTURE at th e 7 s u bw a y l i n e

42nd Str e e t Times Square Stati on N Q R W P erfo rmance A r ts

34th Str e e t Herald Square Stati on B D F M M usical G i gs

14th Str e e t U nio n Square Sta ti on 4 5 6 P uppetr y Sh ow s

The desig n o f this pro ject wi l l s pr e a d ou t all o ver subway statio ns in N e w Yor k C i ty to acco mmo date a variety o f p e r f or ma n c e s , creating a netwo rk that will g row e ve n tu a l l y with the suppo rt o f publi c f u n dr a i s e r s

NETWORK OF PERFORMANCE SPOTS

SECTIONS

MAY 10 - 17

EVERYDAY AT 1 PM & 7 PM

MAY 10 - 17

EVERYDAY AT 1 PM & 7 PM

R E S I D E N T I A L U R B A N

L I V I N G

T h e d e s i g n o f t he f a mi l y d w el l i ng r ev ol v es a r ound the s t u d y o f R a k u g o , a tr a d i ti ona l Ja p a nese stor y tel l i ng t e c h n i q u e t h at t he gr a nd f a ther p er f or ms a nd p a sses d o w n t o t h e r e s t of the fa mi l y. The a na l y si s of the s h am i s e n , a m u si ca l i nstr ument w hi ch the gr a nd fa ther p l ay s as p ar t o f hi s p er for ma nce, r ev ea l ed a j oi ner y c o n d i t i o n w i t h i n i ts constr ucti on. The sha mi sen i s ma de u p o f s e v e r a l s ma l l er p a r ts tha t a r e j oi ned together to c r e a t e a w h o l e . Thi s a ttr i b ute tr a nsl a tes to the i d ea of c r e a t i n g a h o m e w i th d i f fer ent a r ea s tha t shoul d connect s p a t i al l y al l o w i n g i nd i v i d ua l s to p ur sue thei r ow n i nter ests b u t s t i l l m ai n t a i n connecti ons w i th ea ch other a s thei r activities overlap.

T h e h o m e i s o r g a ni z ed a ccor d i ng to how r el a ti onshi p s w i t h i n m e m b e r s cor r el a te sp a ti a l l y a nd or i ented i n r e s p o n s e t o h o w much d a y l i ght ex p osur e the sp a ces r e q u i r e . T h e j o i n ts a r e cr ea ted a nd ma d e v i si b l e a t the c o r n e r s w h e r e s p a ces meet i n or d er to ex p r ess the n o t i o n o f c o n n e cti on tectoni ca l l y a nd meta p hor i ca l l y. T h r o u g h t h e a p er tur es tha t the j oi nts cr ea te, not onl y are t h e p h y s i c a l s p a ces connected , b ut the fa mi l y memb e rs a s w e l l , a l l o w i n g v i sua l a nd sp a ti a l connecti ons w i th e ac h o t h e r n o ma tter w ha t a cti v i ti es they a r e enga ged in d i f f e r e n t s p ac e s thr oughout the home. The d i ni ng ta ble i s t h e h e ar t h o f the home, w her e the f a mi l y ga ther s a s a w h o l e . T h i s s p ace ha s the most d a y l i ght ex p osur e si n ce i t i s a n o p e n s p ace to the second fl oor. L i ght- col or ed m at e r i a l s a r e s e l ected f or the op en sp a ces to r efl ect n at u r al l i g h t .

A tr a d i ti ona l Ja p a nese musi ca l i nstrument that belo ng s to the g randfather and is played as a part o f Rakugo pe r f or ma n c e

A ca st i r on kettl e tha t i s l oca ted in the center o f a ro o m as the

O b j e c ts p ossessed b y the f a mi l y a r e a na l y zed to study co ncepts to c o n n e ct the f a mi l y

o f a ho me

The ho me is spatially o rg anized by o verlapping each fami l y me mbe r â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spatial needs in co rrespo nd to the pro po rtio nal study tha t i s a c qu i r e d fro m the co nstructio n of s h a mi s e n .

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The dining ta bl e i s th e o f the h ome w h e r e the family g ather s a s a w h ol e . It is lo cated a t th e c or n e r space that receive d th e mos t eastern ligh t e xpos u r e , so this can be ma xi mi ze d thro ug ho u t th e h ome .

E a r l i e r s t u d i e s o f s h a mi sen l ea d to the ex p l or a ti on of j oi ner y, which info rms ho w the jo int allo ws pieces to co nnect as individual parts or a w h ol e .

T h e p a r t i i i s d r i v e d a nd tr ea ted a s p a r t- to- w hol e sy stem b y dividing each pro g ram spaces into pieces and co nnecting them with jo ine r y c on n e c t i o n s . Fo l d i n g a nd unfol d i ng p l a nes a l l ow ed ex p l or a tio ns o f spatial co nnectio ns to take place.

T h r o u g h t h e a c t i o n o f f ol d i ng the connected p i eces ta ngen tial to o ne ano ther, the jo iner y pro duces apertures that allo w visual co nnec ti on s w i th i n f a mi l y m e m b e r s e v e n though they a r e i n d i ffer ent sp a ces or levels within the ho me.

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wi l l s t i l l a l l o w v i s u al c o nnecti on d i a gona l l y e v e n t h o u g h t h e d o o r i s i n a n op en p osi ti on

wi l l a l l o w c i r c u l a t i o n and sti l l ser v e i ts f u n c t i o n as k i t c h e n c ab i net

I t i s d e s i g n e d t o b e i n a w i d er d i mensi on (4” x 4 ” ) t o b e f o u n d and p r essed i n ea se. T h e y a r e l o c a t e d a t t he cor ner of w a l l s a nd b e d f r am e , t r e at i n g t hem a s j oi ner y connecti ons t h at c o n n e c t t h e t w o sur f a ces together, a l l ow i ng t wo s i d e a p p r o a c h e s d ep end i ng on w hi ch one i s m or e c o m f o r t a b l e f o r user to r ea ch.

T h e b e d f r am e i s d e s i gned to b e 1 8 ” hi gh so i t i s a t t h e s a m e l e v e l a s the w i nd ow si l l hei ght. By b e i n g a t t h i s h e i g ht, i t a l l ow s user to si t a f t e r a c t i v i t i e s f r o m o u tsi d e so they d on’t ha v e t o e a s i l y s i t . I t i s al s o ca nti l ev er ed to a l l ow for s t or a g e s p a c e an d f e et sp a ce.

I t i s i n t e n t i o n al l y d e s i g ned for chi l d a nd gr a nd f a ther si nce the child so metimes s t i l l n e e d m o t h e r ’s h e lp to ta ke show er w hi l e gr a nd fa ther canno t stand fo r a lo ng p e r i o d o f t i m e . I n g e n er a l ,i t j ust si mp l y ea si er f or i nd i v i d ua l s to take sho wer.

H O S P I T A L I T Y P U B L I C

L I B R A R Y

F O R

T E E N S

A b r an c h o f a p u b l i c l i b r a r y i s w her e i nf or ma ti on i s s t o r e d a n d m ad e ea sy for the communi ty to a ccess. The n u m b e r o f t e e n li b r a r i es i s gr ow i ng, p r ov i d i ng them their o w n a r e a s o t h e y ca n f eel a sense of ow ner shi p i n the l i b r a r y. O v e r t h e p a s t c entur y, the B ed f or d B r a nch of the B r o o k l y n P u b l i c L i b r a r y ha s und er gone numer ous a l t e r a t i o n s an d r estor a ti ons, w hi ch ha v e contr i b uted to its s u f f e r i n g f r o m l o ss of i d enti ty a s a cl a ssi ca l r ev i v a l d esig n a n d f u n c t i o n a l n e gl i gence a s si gni fi ca nt b ound a r i es were r e m o v e d . T h e f a ct tha t the ex i sti ng l i b r a r y d oes not h av e c l e ar d i s t i n cti ons b etw een p r ogr a m a r ea s p r ev ents t e e n s f r o m f e e l i ng comfor ta b l e w i thout a sp a ce of the ir o w n . T h i s i n s p i r ed the i d ea of b r i ngi ng b a ck a sense o f b o u n d a r i e s t o p r ov i d e p r i v a cy b y cr ea ti ng a v a r i ety of s h e l t e r e d s p a c e s so they ca n f eel a sense of p l a ce a nd s e c u r i t y. T h e s p a c e i s o r g a ni z ed b y stud y i ng the b ui l d i ngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s e x p o s u r e t o n a t ur a l l i ght. R ea d i ng a r ea s a r e d esi gned i n i n t i m at e p r i v at e shel ter ed nooks to ma x i mi z e southern l i g h t e x p o s u r e , and b l ea cher s a r e or i ented f a ci ng s o u t h w a r d t o m ax i mi z e v i ew s a nd d a y l i ght. E nga gi ng t h e e x i s t i n g b u i l di ng str uctur e, the new d esi gn b ui l d s o f f o f t h i c k l o ad - b ea r i ng w a l l s tha t a d d s to the ex i sti ng m as s b u t c r e at es new l i ghtw ei ght b ound a r i es a t the i n t e r i o r. T h e d e s i gn i ntegr a tes a nd r esp ond s d i r ectl y to a l an g u a g e t h at c r ea tes sma l l - sca l ed shel ter ed sp a ces that a c c o m m o d a t e a v a r i ety of p r ogr a ms. T h e l i b r a r y b e c o mes a secur e p l a ce for teens to f eel w e l c o m e a n y t i m e they a r e seeki ng i nfor ma ti on a nd a safe r e f u g e w h e r e t h ey ca n ha v e a sense of b el ongi ng.

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majo r r e s tor a ti on to acc ommoda te acce s s i bi l i ty

remo ved: added: do o rs + scallo ped metal screens fluo resce n t l i gh ti n g exterio r lamp po sts vinyl flo o r i n g arched vestibule entr yway

Bedfo rd Librar y

Thi s a r ea ha d a l a r ge Af r i ca n Amer i ca n p op ul a ti on. F or the l a st d eca d e, i t ha s b een noted a s â&#x20AC;&#x153;d i v er se a nd cha ngi ngâ&#x20AC;? w i th numer ous d i f fer ent cul tur es.

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book r a c k s ( f l e xi bl e ) : pa i n te d me ta l

l ow b ound a r y

l ow p end a nt to i l l umi na te d esk fl oor l a mp to i l l umi na te si tti ng a r ea

book r a c k s ( bu i l t-i n ) : w ood finishes f l oor i n g: l i n ol e u m

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side view

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b u f f er i ng d ev i ces of a r ma tur e gener a ted ideas o f suppo rting s t r uctur es a s v ol ume cr ea tes sp a ces i n between fo r bo dies

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in the morning

p ossi b l e a cti v i ti es

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vertical circ u l a ti on leads to me zza n i n e

The or ga ni z a tio n o f the space is influenced by studying its expo sure to natural lig ht, allow i n g r e a di n g a r ea s to b e d esi g ned in an intimate private sheltered no o k to take advantag e o f maximum li gh t e xpos u r e a nd b l ea chers o riented to maximize views and daylig ht. The new desig n intro duces new l i gh tw e i gh t b ound a r i es, such as the LED screens and custo m partitio ns, that co ntrast with the existing ol a d-be a r i n g walls that are thickened with new pro g rammed areas such as the r e a di n g n ook .

Chang ing info rma ti on s u c h a s upco ming events a n d a c ti vi ti e s happening at th e l i br a r y a r e displayed o n multiple L ED s c r e e n s

The teen librar y sho uld pro vide a variety o f activities and e ve n ts i n th e neig hbo rho o d to eng ag e, as they all have different needs a n d i n te r e s ts when it co mes to learning . The desig n integ rates and respon ds di r e c tl y to a lang uag e that creates small, sheltered spaces that acc ommoda te a variety o f pro g rams. By pro viding these pro g rams, the libr a r y be c ome s a place fo r teens to feel welco me whenever they need a pl a c e to f e e l secure, and a safe refug e where they have a sense of be l on gi n g.

spa c e c r e a te d by th e book s h e l f de s i gn p r ovi de s r oom fo r te e n s to s i t

b a ckr est i s ma d e flexible a s user r ests on it with thin p l y w ood s

gl a ss b ox es a r e embedded o n wall sur fa ce b ef or e entering quiet zo ne. they a r e l ocked , so teens have to g o to ci r cul a ti on d esk and bo rro w o ne.

custo m-desig ned screens cr e a te pa tte r n s in the lang uag e o f the libr a r y de s i gn to separate pro g ram areas a n d a c ts a s deco rative element at both e n tr i e s

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r e c l ai m e d wood

re a di n g c h a m b e r

mi cr ofi b er ca r p et

d i scussi on j uncti on

gr ey w ool

blue velvet

marig o ld velvet

circulatio n desk

co tto n

bleachers

sky hig h paint

crisp lin e n pain t

o pen study a r e a

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P R I V A T E L Y

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I n s e c u r i t y i s e v i d ent i n p ub l i c sp a ce a s i t i s a p l a ce w h e r e s t r a n g e r s col l i d e w i th ea ch other s, cr ea ti ng a s e n s e o f a w a r e ness w i thi n i nd i v i d ua l s, w hether they feel l i k e t h e y b e l o n g i n a cer ta i n sp a ce. O n the other si d e, P r ad a h a s t h i s b ol d noti on of b r a nd i ng tha t i nti mi d a tes t h e p u b l i c . T h e c ontr a d i cti on b etw een p ub l i c a nd p r i v a t e a l o n g w i t h thei r contr a sti ng i d enti ti es i s a n i ssue t h at s h o u l d b e ad d r essed i n thi s p r oj ect. Thi s ca n b e r e s o l v e d t h r o u g h the i d ea of b l end i ng Pr a d a i nto the e x i s t i n g P O P S . Pr a d a p r ogr a ms a r e concea l ed , mea n ing b e i n g h i d d e n f r o m the p ub l i c’s si ghts or a t l ea st thei r a w a r e n e s s , c a moufl a gi ng them w i thi n a nd a s the str uct u r al e l e m e n t s o f the p r op osed d esi gned sp a ce such as c e i l i n g v o i d s , c o l umns, a nd b a sements. Thi s i s i ntended t o m a n i p u l a t e t h e p ub l i c’s mi nd s r ega r d i ng the ex i stence o f h i e r ac h y w i t h i n the sp a ce a s Pr a d a emer ges. C ov ering u p P r ad a f r o m PO PS w i l l b enefi t b oth si d es a s i t hei ghte n s t h e i n c l u s i v i ty of p ub l i c sp a ce a nd the ex l usi v i ty of P r ad a . S i m i l a r as sp ea kea si es tha t a r e a l l ov er New York n o w ad a y s , P r ad a i s i ntend ed to b e l oca ted i n a secr et Insecurity is evident in public space as there is a sense of awareness within individuals, whether they feel n e wbelong i t h i n t hin e pub l i c sp aspace. ce, so On onlthe y p eop le w ho aPrada re likez othey a certain other side has this notionof branding that intimidates the public. public along a w a rThe e o fcontradiction i t s e x i s tence between w i l l know how and to aprivate ccess Pr a d a. withtheir contrasting identities is an issue that should be addressed in this project. T h e r e ar e c e r t a i n p oi nts w her e Pr a d a a nd PO PS sta r t to Thisi ncan idea mostl of blending into the existing POPS. Prada programs are concealed, t e r pbe e n esolved t r a t e wthrough i th ea chthe other, y i n or din er Prada to a l l ow meaning being hidden from the public’s sights or at least awareness, camouflaging them within and as the l i g h t t o p e n e t r a t e thr ough POPS i nto Pr a d a . structural elements of the site such as ceiling voids, columns, and basement. This is intended to manipulate

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T h e p r o d u c t o f c omp l ete geometr y a nd of fset l a y er i ng a r e i m p l e m e n t e d on a n ex i sti ng r ul e know n a s ‘p unnet s p u ar e ’ , i n w h i c h r esul tr ed i n a v er y sp eci fi c sense of s p a t i al o r g a n i z a t i on, b oth v er ti ca l l y a nd hor i z onta l l y, f o r m i n g b o u n d ar y a nd ci r cul a ti on w i thi n the sp a ce. I t p e r c e i v e s v ar i o us d ep ths tha t l ea d s to the i d ea of g e n e r at i n g a n o t i on of consta nt gr ow th thr oughout the w h o l e s p a c e . T h e thr ee d i ffer ent l ev el s a r e p r op or ti onally d i v i d e d t h r o u g h the a cti on of offsetti ng a sur fa ce p l a be in a c o n s t an t s e q u ence, w hi ch r ep r esent the thr ee Housing Wo r k s ’ m i s s i o n s tha t comp l ete one a nother. I n a d d i ti o n t o t h a t , t h e n e g ati v e sp a ce cr ea ted i s then uti l i z ed f or o t h e r s i g n i f i c an c y, j ust l i ke how the i d ea of thr i ftshop is i n o r d e r t o r e s e l l used p r od ucts so they d o not go to waste.

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M o d u l a r s i t t i n g uni ts a r e cr ea ted thr ough mol d i ng a nd s h ap i n g p l y w o o d p i eces i nto ta ngenti a l cur v a tur e, w h i c h t h e n as s emb l ed i n a p er p end i cul a r fa shi on to g e n e r at e a s e n s e of conti nui ty. Ar ched r a i l i ng sy stem i s a t t a c h e d o n t o v er ti ca l w ood en p a nel s tha t a ct a s s t r u c t u r al s u p p o r t for the p a v i l i onâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cei l i ng, constr ucti n g r a d i al f o r m a t i o n o f the p a v i l i on a nd a l l ow i ng si tti ng uni ts t o r e s t an d m o v e a l ong the r a i l i ng fr a mew or k. As a r e s u l t , f l e x i b l e i n ter a cti ons a r e of fer ed for user s a s the c o n t i n u o u s s u r f ace of the mod ul e ser v es thr ee d i f fer e nt p u r p o s e s : s i t t i n g , r esti ng, a nd w or ki ng.

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