TACTICAL URBANISM PROJECTURBAN TRAILHEAD

URBAN TRAILHEAD

THE TRANSITION BETWEEN DAILY LIFE AND RECREATION.

TASK

IDEAS

TO CREATE AN URBAN TRAILHEAD USING THE 18TH STREET ALLEYWAY IN KC, MO

EXTRUDED GRAFFITI, SHEER DRAPES CANOPY, SITTING AREA, MUSEUM ATMOSPHERE, HEAD SCULPTURE, HAMMOCKS, CHALK, HANG MATERIALS ACROSS TWO OPPOSING WALLS

PROBLEMUSERS OF THE “TRAIL” NEED A PLACE TO REST AND TO ENJOY THE SCENERY AROUND THEM.

PROVIDE SHADE AND LIGHTING. HANG PHOTOS OF VARIOUS MOMENTS IN THE CITY FOR

USERS TO TAKE WITH THEM.

SOLUTION

SOLUTION

CONCEPT/EMPHASIS

PROTRUDINGGRAFFITISTRUCTURES

MAKING THEFAMILIARSTRANGE

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MODELS

CONCEPT/EMPHASIS

PROVIDE SHADE WHICH WOULD BE NEEDED ON THE TRAIL

WIND AFFECTS THE KIND OF SHADE AND SHAPESPROJECTED ONTO THE GROUND

SHELTER

THE SHEER, WHITE DRAPES WOULD BE A CLEAN ANDELEGANT CONTRAST AGAINST THE DIRTY/COLORFULGRAFFITI COVERED WALLS

NATURE

CONTEXT

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URBAN TRAILHEAD

FINAL PLAN

CHANGE OF MINDSET

CHANGE OF MINDSET

ENCOURAGE PEOPLETO TAKE A MOMENTFROM THEIR BUSY LIVESTO NOTICE THEIRSURROUNDINGS.

MOMENTS

TAKE A MOMENT

TAKE A MOMENT

TAKE A MOMENT

TAKE A MOMENT

MATERIALS / BUDGETSHEER DRAPESSTRING OF SOLAR POWERED LIGHTSPHOTOS (MOMENTS)MAIN SIGNFISH LINEPAPER CLIPSINSTRUCTION CARD

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DESIGNING UNDERSTANDINGURBAN PLANNING TEAM PROJECT

ARCHITECT:MATT PATTERSON

DESIGNERS:JOHN REYNOLDSRACHEL ROTHCONNITA FITZPATRICK