https://xoaxo.com XOAXO Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:07:33 +0000 https://xoaxo.com en https://xoaxo.com/Nav Sun, 30 Aug 2020 02:26:50 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Nav &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ︎Winner of LA Lights the way: Superbloom <img width="1224" height="1224" width_o="1224" height_o="1224" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e80361a455657a6d8b1f0efaf9707054a3278b99a7def03fabe724654c4bf5c/BEAUTY.LA-LIGHTS-38URBANLIGHTS2.0001-_smallercopy.png" data-mid="81707939" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e80361a455657a6d8b1f0efaf9707054a3278b99a7def03fabe724654c4bf5c/BEAUTY.LA-LIGHTS-38URBANLIGHTS2.0001-_smallercopy.png" /> ︎Mini Library<img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/932890681cf6f01d9f29a3f8768340b5ddd4f46d858bfb5e1c0044149e1fa6c3/WINDOWS_SPINDLES-NPN.0003.jpg" data-mid="81299189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/932890681cf6f01d9f29a3f8768340b5ddd4f46d858bfb5e1c0044149e1fa6c3/WINDOWS_SPINDLES-NPN.0003.jpg" /> ︎Farrow and Ball Showroom<img width="1720" height="1290" width_o="1720" height_o="1290" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8b8a4248215792b8e86a8b01a0fc7246d86109c06871656e2d7c851d63becc2f/joliet.jpg" data-mid="81295349" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8b8a4248215792b8e86a8b01a0fc7246d86109c06871656e2d7c851d63becc2f/joliet.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/932890681cf6f01d9f29a3f8768340b5ddd4f46d858bfb5e1c0044149e1fa6c3/WINDOWS_SPINDLES-NPN.0003.jpg" data-mid="81299189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/932890681cf6f01d9f29a3f8768340b5ddd4f46d858bfb5e1c0044149e1fa6c3/WINDOWS_SPINDLES-NPN.0003.jpg" /> ︎Vermont House<img width="1125" height="1112" width_o="1125" height_o="1112" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e28887f33a50b3fbb3b80d81c438cb4a7dece50f4e2ef9727670b5f92f7a863c/IMG_3532.jpeg" data-mid="89459661" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e28887f33a50b3fbb3b80d81c438cb4a7dece50f4e2ef9727670b5f92f7a863c/IMG_3532.jpeg" /> <img width="1125" height="1112" width_o="1125" height_o="1112" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e28887f33a50b3fbb3b80d81c438cb4a7dece50f4e2ef9727670b5f92f7a863c/IMG_3532.jpeg" data-mid="89459661" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e28887f33a50b3fbb3b80d81c438cb4a7dece50f4e2ef9727670b5f92f7a863c/IMG_3532.jpeg" /> ︎Split Personalities<img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c68ca114f88ca7180b917beba733fc6cd327f10d73b4a7522c5cb94a4a44baa5/IMG_3335.jpg" data-mid="81301787" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c68ca114f88ca7180b917beba733fc6cd327f10d73b4a7522c5cb94a4a44baa5/IMG_3335.jpg" /> ︎USC Faculty Exhibit <img width="1046" height="1564" width_o="1046" height_o="1564" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/047ea2746624472697ab4aa719022453e02ccf2f6f8934d427025cba26955037/Screen-Shot-2020-08-29-at-10.59.15-PM.png" data-mid="81302309" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/047ea2746624472697ab4aa719022453e02ccf2f6f8934d427025cba26955037/Screen-Shot-2020-08-29-at-10.59.15-PM.png" /> ︎Art Papers Pool Design <img width="1464" height="872" width_o="1464" height_o="872" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32976801cbab4b539f63bafe886a2be3dd8962b6d07ed8e1954cd26b075e923a/Screen-Shot-2020-08-30-at-7.44.08-PM.png" data-mid="81369078" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32976801cbab4b539f63bafe886a2be3dd8962b6d07ed8e1954cd26b075e923a/Screen-Shot-2020-08-30-at-7.44.08-PM.png" /> ︎Crossed Lines<img width="1966" height="1312" width_o="1966" height_o="1312" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80c81ced85bcf3b5a5b6f9fca1f2b0116926beeebc32e52a35dcb5dc9ae5243a/13.jpg" data-mid="81297831" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/80c81ced85bcf3b5a5b6f9fca1f2b0116926beeebc32e52a35dcb5dc9ae5243a/13.jpg" /> ︎Holey Wall<img width="1966" height="1217" width_o="1966" height_o="1217" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0f9ef14ba035e3c17e61e9621652d55ec7c506430216c043b994cb1d51c2a75c/7.jpg" data-mid="81298796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0f9ef14ba035e3c17e61e9621652d55ec7c506430216c043b994cb1d51c2a75c/7.jpg" /> ︎Office Two<img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e18cc523035510457e6a112332594fd3e33732dcc4dcac63a23991536c63a46/CREW-Myers-CAM10---02cc.png" data-mid="81348819" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8e18cc523035510457e6a112332594fd3e33732dcc4dcac63a23991536c63a46/CREW-Myers-CAM10---02cc.png" /> ︎Office One<img width="1275" height="1275" width_o="1275" height_o="1275" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7891e4b8714872c62e004fce076944e9f142933a8f0b135d8ccb74261ad858f5/plan2.jpg" data-mid="81342967" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7891e4b8714872c62e004fce076944e9f142933a8f0b135d8ccb74261ad858f5/plan2.jpg" /> ︎House in West Hamptons<img width="1400" height="1081" width_o="1400" height_o="1081" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/430e580d509d86e865928c6dc2d5de733648f085e4bfecc1afd776898f628984/1-44_700_2x.png" data-mid="81345701" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/430e580d509d86e865928c6dc2d5de733648f085e4bfecc1afd776898f628984/1-44_700_2x.png" /> ︎Vitrine Living<img width="800" height="423" width_o="800" height_o="423" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d328784c293d127b44457f6bff320c235494a9ff665071467e6bb77b08659898/APT9_o.png" data-mid="81348790" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/d328784c293d127b44457f6bff320c235494a9ff665071467e6bb77b08659898/APT9_o.png" /> ︎Building Bridges<img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1cca7496aa88b63c10bc0dffe0d91cb7b9a986b27a3f1e954edec0a6df1ea025/detroit-riverfront9.png" data-mid="81349298" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/1cca7496aa88b63c10bc0dffe0d91cb7b9a986b27a3f1e954edec0a6df1ea025/detroit-riverfront9.png" /> ︎Two Plazas<img width="800" height="437" width_o="800" height_o="437" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0502c68282495e93fac3221fbc1a618400128f68a4a7d878ff5cdfb1d9da0e38/697016_o.png" data-mid="81351336" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/0502c68282495e93fac3221fbc1a618400128f68a4a7d878ff5cdfb1d9da0e38/697016_o.png" /> https://xoaxo.com/Press Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:51:21 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Press Press Architectural Digest “Los Angeles’s New Streetlights Will Do A Lot More Than Provide Light” Elizabeth Stamp, 9.9.2020 Morning Edition on NPR “Los angeles Declares Winner for New Streetlight Design Competition” Mandalit Del Barco, 9.4.2020 Archinect “Superbloom is LA’s first new streetlamp in almost 70 years” Katherin Guimapang, 9.4.2020 Bloomberg City Lab “LA’s New Streetlight Arrives at a Dark Moment” Laura Bliss, 9.3.2020 As heard on KCRW’s Press Play with Madeline Brand “New street lights contest aims to bring civil beauty to all of LA, to every income level” Audio piece by Frances Anderton, 9.3.2020 Time Out “L.A. is replacing its most boring streetlights with this new design” Michael Juliano, 9.3.2020 Fast Company&nbsp;"Los Angeles unveils the sun-blocking, EV-charging streetlight of the future” Nate Berg, 9.3.2020 LA Times&nbsp;"L.A., meet your new streetlight. The winning design marks the first revamp since the 1950s” Jessica Gelt, 9.3.2020 Interior Design "Project Room LA Creates the Ultimate Showroom Experience for Farrow &amp; Ball" Jenna Adrian-Diaz, 1.8.2019Curbed "Can Farrow &amp; Ball’s new LA showroom change what people think of paint stores?" Asad Syrkett, 11.30.2018LA Times "Experience the many colors of Farrow &amp; Ball at new La Cienega showroom in West Hollywood" Lisa Boone, 11.28.2018Architectural Digest "Farrow &amp; Ball Opens New La Cienega Showroom in Los Angeles" Margaux Lushing, 11.15.2018Robb Report "Farrow &amp; Ball’s LA Store Takes a Hands-On Approach to Showcasing Every Color They Sell" Rebekah Bell, 12.6.2018Dexigner "Farrow &amp; Ball Opens New Los Angeles Flagship" 11.22.2018 California Home + Design "Out on the Town: Farrow &amp; Ball Opens an LA Flagship" Laiza Cors, 12.6.2018 https://xoaxo.com/About Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:44:27 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/About XOAXO is an office by Sandy Yum.&nbsp;She graduated with a B. Arch from Cornell University in 2005 and a M. Arch from Harvard University in 2008. She is a frequent collaborator with the local design platform Project Room. Prior to XOAXO she had worked for the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in New York. Her previous work experiences include the Wilshire Boulevard Temple, the Masterplan of the Bogotá Centro Administrativo Nacional (CAN), as well as the future FAB Civic Center Park in Downtown Los Angeles. Additionally, Sandy teaches at the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California and enjoys a practice that focuses on rethinking the relationships people have with the built environment by telling their stories through architecture. https://xoaxo.com/Farrow-Ball Sun, 30 Aug 2020 02:26:51 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Farrow-Ball A Los Angeles showroom for the UK based paint company, Farrow &amp; Ball, rethinks the way people shop and see colour. <img width="2667" height="1667" width_o="2667" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7bf03d62ec2f5e3c81e96a0237b256ffa1bbbe91ba3ea68d7173bcd3a6f47956/190110_objects-matrix_spaces.jpg" data-mid="81296191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7bf03d62ec2f5e3c81e96a0237b256ffa1bbbe91ba3ea68d7173bcd3a6f47956/190110_objects-matrix_spaces.jpg" /> Each colour of the 132 Farrow&amp; Ball spectrum is made into a unique shape that brings the story of the colour to life. The anonymity of the paint chip is replaced with a three-dimensional object that allows the viewer to see how light, shadow, curves and edges work with the colour and allow for a more visceral experience of the colour. <img width="3840" height="5760" width_o="3840" height_o="5760" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d8da840020fe337cfdd3ac7c53ca6ecb5c65b004b1db1d01daa5c93c2fe3e294/totem1.jpg" data-mid="81295387" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d8da840020fe337cfdd3ac7c53ca6ecb5c65b004b1db1d01daa5c93c2fe3e294/totem1.jpg" /> At once striking, these totems bring an artful quality to the interior of the store and can help the store manager curate different collections or selections for the customer. <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2843d6fd8a96923738a2c8ada66c329bbc8684d0ac3c640f04b5d43204e1ae53/insta_8.jpg" data-mid="81295383" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2843d6fd8a96923738a2c8ada66c329bbc8684d0ac3c640f04b5d43204e1ae53/insta_8.jpg" />Project Room also curated the art work shown in the store. The silk-screened work behind the “concierge desk” was the work of local contemporary artist Michael Dopp, who used actual Farrow &amp; Ball paints in the prints. <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38797bb7b4b4bf903500e182519a8830d90be828856cc51a5b1c38db51d25530/straight-on-2.jpg" data-mid="81295385" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38797bb7b4b4bf903500e182519a8830d90be828856cc51a5b1c38db51d25530/straight-on-2.jpg" /> <img width="1720" height="1290" width_o="1720" height_o="1290" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0e376655da5dae5b43f143c8a814ee685ddc9eb6f163eb93b93a919d850e5761/joliet.jpg" data-mid="81295379" border="0" alt="Photo by Laure Joliet" data-caption="Photo by Laure Joliet" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0e376655da5dae5b43f143c8a814ee685ddc9eb6f163eb93b93a919d850e5761/joliet.jpg" /> Located in the design core of Los Angeles on La Cienega Boulevard, the facade of the store puts the full spectrum of Farrow &amp; Ball’s paint offerings on display. At once the frontage is both a showcase of Farrow and Ball’s products and a vibrant art piece that harkens to many other retail establishments that provide a dynamic background for instagrammable moments. <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d96607a975a0d00316776283bded3249ec87328f700b2ac3cb1fd4f3512db176/diagonal-shot_1.jpg" data-mid="81296428" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d96607a975a0d00316776283bded3249ec87328f700b2ac3cb1fd4f3512db176/diagonal-shot_1.jpg" />These objects can then be placed onto totems that become sculptural objects within the store.&nbsp; <img width="5760" height="3840" width_o="5760" height_o="3840" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3374542eace29c2a5e73f47cb63b9c264ec25168b8a8b2bd12c4385d059d7a85/straight-on-3.jpg" data-mid="81295386" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3374542eace29c2a5e73f47cb63b9c264ec25168b8a8b2bd12c4385d059d7a85/straight-on-3.jpg" />The totems are not only sculptural elements that display the colours and objects, but also architectural elements that help create spaces within the store.<img width="3300" height="2550" width_o="3300" height_o="2550" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b94a4a002fa213bfb12abcdeb9f6b60fbef7313298ea04139bdb810e3bb33495/180410_long-table-01_02.jpg" data-mid="81296187" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b94a4a002fa213bfb12abcdeb9f6b60fbef7313298ea04139bdb810e3bb33495/180410_long-table-01_02.jpg" />6 Movable gridded tables easily allows for attachments that house various display systems for brochures, sales knick knacks, and also for whole table tops and “lily pads”. By placing surfaces, the grid system can have tables used for “studio” spaces where the Farrow &amp; Ball team can work with their clients to create curated colour schemes. These mobile stations can either be separated to help give more privacy to the client, or be put together to create one long table for display.<img width="3840" height="5760" width_o="3840" height_o="5760" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/890513e4f78131131acdb926575b2fb28caed340e055ceff3c13293be1cb3d31/totem3.jpg" data-mid="81295389" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/890513e4f78131131acdb926575b2fb28caed340e055ceff3c13293be1cb3d31/totem3.jpg" /> https://xoaxo.com/Vermont-House Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:07:33 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Vermont-House <img width="1125" height="1112" width_o="1125" height_o="1112" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/825ba137af471564db91ab9d52dde1716651054f7ee5c1066112bb7acf93dcc2/IMG_3532.jpeg" data-mid="89458944" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/825ba137af471564db91ab9d52dde1716651054f7ee5c1066112bb7acf93dcc2/IMG_3532.jpeg" />Overseeing the renovation of a house for a writer and film director in Hollywood, XOAXO was tasked as well as to design the bookshelves in the living room.&nbsp; <img width="2200" height="1700" width_o="2200" height_o="1700" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7013b53b2b0767d26e93cc9c067ae3968e4bd164db081ce9668166e98ec4d4f7/180201_Bookshelf-Section.jpg" data-mid="89459389" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7013b53b2b0767d26e93cc9c067ae3968e4bd164db081ce9668166e98ec4d4f7/180201_Bookshelf-Section.jpg" /> section of room Planning in conjunction with the clients (who have a prolific book collection) the bookshelf walls on either end of the room also had slidind ladders, and hidden lighting on every shelf. <img width="1511" height="850" width_o="1511" height_o="850" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a143a3535e08d620bc28ac1e6ede4395cf34002bc39cee3c0a4e551cb64e235/180118_North_Option1_Angles.png" data-mid="89459104" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a143a3535e08d620bc28ac1e6ede4395cf34002bc39cee3c0a4e551cb64e235/180118_North_Option1_Angles.png" /> Rendering <img width="1511" height="850" width_o="1511" height_o="850" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1865157d88cd892dfcc933f27e21924ca6535ec471ce37fbcdab7a0dd9a78e5b/180118_North_Option2.png" data-mid="89459230" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1865157d88cd892dfcc933f27e21924ca6535ec471ce37fbcdab7a0dd9a78e5b/180118_North_Option2.png" /> Rendering https://xoaxo.com/Superbloom Wed, 02 Sep 2020 22:42:11 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Superbloom Winner of the Los Angeles Lights the Way Competition: Superbloom <img width="1224" height="1827" width_o="1224" height_o="1827" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ef9178b71854a01bac27466939df08d09f420bee6165dad54db5ed3c84ff7f7/LA_LIGHTS_CAM1_BODEGA_MOTIONBLUR_XL.LA-LIGHTS-45.0146.jpg" data-mid="81647364" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ef9178b71854a01bac27466939df08d09f420bee6165dad54db5ed3c84ff7f7/LA_LIGHTS_CAM1_BODEGA_MOTIONBLUR_XL.LA-LIGHTS-45.0146.jpg" /> As the city reimagines itself for a more connected age, how can its lamp posts embrace their role as an ever growing platform for unrelated but increasingly essential services? How can each component be expressed so that citizens are aware of what the city monitors and what services it provides? How can such an eclectic collection of things become a singular icon of the city itself? And how, paradoxically, can an icon also disappear into the fabric of the place it inhabits? <img width="3000" height="3000" width_o="3000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c9f32a554bf9487b87405608a220fb12619e9dba85ea46bc354bb00178c2fbc/NEW_DETAILS.0004.png" data-mid="81647632" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9c9f32a554bf9487b87405608a220fb12619e9dba85ea46bc354bb00178c2fbc/NEW_DETAILS.0004.png" /> The solution is not to force a singular lamp post to be all things at all times, but rather to reimagine it as a bundle. Each service is assigned a dedicated steel tube which generates form (a sort of inverse fluting that references a traditional post), structure, and forward-looking expandability. Though welded into a single structure, the bouquet appears held together by the metal straps already in use by BSL to affix street signs and other services. https://xoaxo.com/Art-Papers-Pool-Design Mon, 31 Aug 2020 02:22:40 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Art-Papers-Pool-Design A design prompt by Jennifer Bonner (guest editor of Art Papers) asks designers to create an iconic pool for an iconic site in Los Angeles <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d7e29ce2e48d1c1c1ec5ea9ec96f6dbe0675ea5286d8759d1825d7667a32d71d/AP_Photo_02_adjusted.jpg" data-mid="81369047" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d7e29ce2e48d1c1c1ec5ea9ec96f6dbe0675ea5286d8759d1825d7667a32d71d/AP_Photo_02_adjusted.jpg" /> <img width="1144" height="1928" width_o="1144" height_o="1928" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3fe9add37c968c874b85abdbf47203fc332298ed95e56776a054b263f0295497/Screen-Shot-2020-08-30-at-7.36.31-PM.png" data-mid="81369041" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3fe9add37c968c874b85abdbf47203fc332298ed95e56776a054b263f0295497/Screen-Shot-2020-08-30-at-7.36.31-PM.png" /> Cover of the issue <img width="1164" height="1974" width_o="1164" height_o="1974" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35f951a2efb0c169c26c5ddea06256ee463ea32fd17de94b51ed1c6877cef0fb/Screen-Shot-2020-08-30-at-7.26.28-PM.png" data-mid="81369033" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35f951a2efb0c169c26c5ddea06256ee463ea32fd17de94b51ed1c6877cef0fb/Screen-Shot-2020-08-30-at-7.26.28-PM.png" /> https://xoaxo.com/Two-Plazas Sun, 30 Aug 2020 20:34:24 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Two-Plazas Two plazas act as outdoor stages for everyday life in competition entry for Salt Lake City <img width="800" height="399" width_o="800" height_o="399" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f7d2c932d30706383840f49314d3cba15ee4d2b851543d988920818ed76ed30/697015_o.png" data-mid="81351461" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/5f7d2c932d30706383840f49314d3cba15ee4d2b851543d988920818ed76ed30/697015_o.png" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="414" height="600" width_o="414" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c91890a5a1166077edf43888b188f2fc4f10588459132ae8b9b259068c7b1bbc/69702_o.png" data-mid="81351451" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/414/i/c91890a5a1166077edf43888b188f2fc4f10588459132ae8b9b259068c7b1bbc/69702_o.png" />While other blocks within the cultural district have a distinct role and character within the city, blocks 69 and 70 have the unique opportunity to rethink and redefine public connection spaces. <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3b513fdb9c3623c805dce9fece7bf2b66931aec91f9f674f01e017904501726/69706_o.png" data-mid="81351453" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/f3b513fdb9c3623c805dce9fece7bf2b66931aec91f9f674f01e017904501726/69706_o.png" /> One plaza takes on a topography not unlike the surrounding area, while the other plaza uses a mirrored surface technology to reflect the ever present Utah sky. <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/85da983b7dc7ee565943dbf609e77b236d141a90e5db519302598de390ca8663/69708_o.png" data-mid="81351455" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/85da983b7dc7ee565943dbf609e77b236d141a90e5db519302598de390ca8663/69708_o.png" /> Taking inspiration from the iconic geological formations that are spread throughout Utah, seating and stage spaces are carved out of the plaza in block 69 creating a landscape of intimate “stage” spaces that bring audience members closer to the performance. Experimental collaborations that encourage interactivity between artistic entities and audience members can take place against the backdrop of other simultaneous events and gatherings redefining plaza spaces as social condensers. The cavernous qualities of the plaza encourage smaller groups and create sheltered spaces for intimate get-togethers and improvised meetings. These formations are also spread throughout the alleyways which create a wide range of private areas juxtaposed against the wide space of the plaza. <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aaa200856b3f78d174b12d39009345d3a4c2e9cff1a14d32d8164815d56ce927/697013_o.png" data-mid="81351460" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/aaa200856b3f78d174b12d39009345d3a4c2e9cff1a14d32d8164815d56ce927/697013_o.png" />12:18 am, June 20th, 2021 The plaza’s reflective quality allows the space to acts as an interactive setting that constantly changes throughout the day and renders a new experience of the activities and performances held within. <img width="800" height="437" width_o="800" height_o="437" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9fad1433ebcb55ba83a95ab9ad40b9a39ecb4b7e9152101afd51e28a3613a742/697016_o.png" data-mid="81351462" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/9fad1433ebcb55ba83a95ab9ad40b9a39ecb4b7e9152101afd51e28a3613a742/697016_o.png" /> An evening performance within the plaza of block 70 https://xoaxo.com/Building-Bridges Sun, 30 Aug 2020 19:59:09 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Building-Bridges &nbsp; A bridge of collaboration connects Detroit and Windsor.<img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cbf32a52b28e5fb288212781e35faea22377f9cbd34191e8a2b001b2cf569c4/detroit-riverfront9.png" data-mid="81349421" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/2cbf32a52b28e5fb288212781e35faea22377f9cbd34191e8a2b001b2cf569c4/detroit-riverfront9.png" />A bridge of collaboration connects Detroit and Windsor, Canada and creates an active exchange that gives back to each of the cities and answers the competition's call for projects to rejuvenate Detroit's waterfront. <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a41780858027774d222bcee6202578d02f1a02c6bc26b4821419a80fda785ce9/detroit-riverfront3.png" data-mid="81349415" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/a41780858027774d222bcee6202578d02f1a02c6bc26b4821419a80fda785ce9/detroit-riverfront3.png" />In a city with a turbulent history and unknown future, what kind of space is needed in order to create “a vibrant public space that connects the city to the riverfront”? <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/473db577578c00e64757e5b19e1bd8431d3c5236007c1811dc290a3660d0a542/detroit-riverfront4.png" data-mid="81349416" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/473db577578c00e64757e5b19e1bd8431d3c5236007c1811dc290a3660d0a542/detroit-riverfront4.png" />What if there was a way to engage the riverfront not just through recreational activities but as it did in its history; through exchange of ideas and cultural interactions? The history of both Detroit and Windsor had been tied to each other. Both invested heavily in the American automotive industry. But only Windsor diversified its industry beyond the automobile. <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/192286b51d65a96b704cf8f9d265b7158d166c1eb4983e4c2f7d94cedb332b29/detroit-riverfront5.png" data-mid="81349417" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/192286b51d65a96b704cf8f9d265b7158d166c1eb4983e4c2f7d94cedb332b29/detroit-riverfront5.png" />A bridge of collaboration engages Detroit and Windsor, and creates an active link that can give back to each of the cities and reinvigorates the history of exchange these two cities both had. <img width="800" height="397" width_o="800" height_o="397" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/27eb57c8a96e457ee4181a11ea1ff7665e94a3e3c11b71f2c3e5021c2fbede26/detroit-riverfront19.png" data-mid="81350607" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/27eb57c8a96e457ee4181a11ea1ff7665e94a3e3c11b71f2c3e5021c2fbede26/detroit-riverfront19.png" /><img width="800" height="399" width_o="800" height_o="399" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/50d630580a11f9d7cf14732fa30ed2b25fc4a03cd2df5577e6cb00a1dade4fea/detroit-riverfront14.png" data-mid="81350606" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/50d630580a11f9d7cf14732fa30ed2b25fc4a03cd2df5577e6cb00a1dade4fea/detroit-riverfront14.png" /> <img width="800" height="371" width_o="800" height_o="371" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adb5aaa9179171cb3f6a3bdb6fc58706dc1ffd78d92d5d1a57fb6219a315dc94/detroit-riverfront6.png" data-mid="81350602" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/adb5aaa9179171cb3f6a3bdb6fc58706dc1ffd78d92d5d1a57fb6219a315dc94/detroit-riverfront6.png" />Public programs such as galleries and exposition create a continuous layer on top of collaborative programs like business incubators and conference centers.<img width="800" height="398" width_o="800" height_o="398" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a8c240ede548a52fb158578148669797f82e70941c7eb5813de4634b04167926/detroit-riverfront21.png" data-mid="81350608" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/a8c240ede548a52fb158578148669797f82e70941c7eb5813de4634b04167926/detroit-riverfront21.png" /> Public Expo above <img width="800" height="262" width_o="800" height_o="262" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7004cae19dd97a35d3da4cec1943496e1a25e76182ad5583a69e6b7b3001bc10/detroit-riverfront7.png" data-mid="81350603" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/7004cae19dd97a35d3da4cec1943496e1a25e76182ad5583a69e6b7b3001bc10/detroit-riverfront7.png" />Typically, the borders of countries are meant to be boundaries that separate and delineate. However, the real opportunity in the border is to create a place of interface that encourages connections and collaborations. <img width="800" height="206" width_o="800" height_o="206" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c3b9b04f2b4584d0cd1291b5c27c0aa910f703d7235da6fe7708627ab698f7d7/detroit-riverfront8.png" data-mid="81350604" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/c3b9b04f2b4584d0cd1291b5c27c0aa910f703d7235da6fe7708627ab698f7d7/detroit-riverfront8.png" />The new structure not only has the recognizable features of a bridge and monument, but also the creative programmatic elements of a business incubator, resulting in a new icon of connection for Detroit. <img width="800" height="322" width_o="800" height_o="322" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/80f35f4993b4d7b531c04e8d5ce88b9fd996f11eb2a1b63d449865c4caa4bc76/detroit-riverfront10.png" data-mid="81350605" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/80f35f4993b4d7b531c04e8d5ce88b9fd996f11eb2a1b63d449865c4caa4bc76/detroit-riverfront10.png" /> A new icon <img width="800" height="266" width_o="800" height_o="266" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d992afc81913a988be26d99ae6324c92fa1e363ce0439354077ee70597d45beb/detroit-riverfront15.png" data-mid="81350671" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/d992afc81913a988be26d99ae6324c92fa1e363ce0439354077ee70597d45beb/detroit-riverfront15.png" /> Plan of piers below <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b0438a7b49327188e5363204e18751ca5eb0570cd7a9e498c221d3551b85728f/detroit-riverfront23.png" data-mid="81349435" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/b0438a7b49327188e5363204e18751ca5eb0570cd7a9e498c221d3551b85728f/detroit-riverfront23.png" /> https://xoaxo.com/Vitrine-Living-1 Sun, 30 Aug 2020 19:31:32 +0000 XOAXO https://xoaxo.com/Vitrine-Living-1 An apartment in New York City for an art dealer/collector becomes a vitrine for living <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e0f8d5b5027d9cb88e3609cc767d410974b2c1b1adcface1c74ef642ca13f07/APT2_o.png" data-mid="81347807" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/7e0f8d5b5027d9cb88e3609cc767d410974b2c1b1adcface1c74ef642ca13f07/APT2_o.png" /> The apartment is located in the historic Gilsey House, which is famed for being called home by many cultural purveyors. <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4a636fdf6405f7351f6a9d08e152a7e7a2e33045fe664e6d6e8084241974528/APT3_o.png" data-mid="81347808" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/e4a636fdf6405f7351f6a9d08e152a7e7a2e33045fe664e6d6e8084241974528/APT3_o.png" /> The apartment is on the 3rd floor overlooking 29th street and the Ace Hotel<img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f446c0ba276b495b0f4ce57961b587446560504b53b27d7ad6b546a9cb7ca94c/12_o.jpg" data-mid="81347804" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/f446c0ba276b495b0f4ce57961b587446560504b53b27d7ad6b546a9cb7ca94c/12_o.jpg" /> The entire apartment turns into a vitrine of the client’s life. <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b10467f028f19cbe68c674148dec601d54ae4794255692caac61a4707158bea/APT4_o.png" data-mid="81347810" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/4b10467f028f19cbe68c674148dec601d54ae4794255692caac61a4707158bea/APT4_o.png" /> The client’s want list <img width="800" height="600" width_o="800" height_o="600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40878244d531ff3abd7a853a9fce80f03b1ac4890c8a723439c618a9d23e32de/APT7_o.png" data-mid="81347813" border="0" 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space is converted into a cabinet of curiosities <img width="800" height="423" width_o="800" height_o="423" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a5b9963f92d8064eb6a30c2e2ed836cc6c2a35aa047612125edcd9880f67778/APT9_o.png" data-mid="81348338" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/9a5b9963f92d8064eb6a30c2e2ed836cc6c2a35aa047612125edcd9880f67778/APT9_o.png" />