Daniel Cho, Rhode Island School of Design
Submission 0168
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A Daydream
As pure as a child’s heart is, full of curiosity, it leads them through
a world of pleasure and amusement. Following the paths of our own innocent
children allows us to reminisce our times of childhood daydreaming. The child
operates all of his senses and appreciates and values his environment. Where
has your child-like hearts gone?
The new Boston Center for the Arts is a place for the innocent daydreamers.
An event of crossing boundaries where the inner mind concedes to the surface.
The plaza will be a place to experience the pure world of art to perform and
exhibit in an open center of art. The plaza surface will have two configurable
forms by operating deck floors. For the daily use, the plaza will take the
form of different levels of plates sunken to create a more playful surface.
For the special events, the decks will rise to the same level to form an area
which will accommodate a large number of people. It will be a place where
you become the daydreaming artist as a young child. Reveal your hidden senses
to experience and absorb the space. Make your own dynamic and enjoyable trajectory
in the space. The space will be reborn into a place to unmask your pure, innocent
daydreaming childhood. Break the distance between the artist and your neighbors
to discover the incredible work of art. The new Boston Center for the Arts
is a place where everyone becomes the artist where the daydreaming becomes
the work of art.
Juror's comments
Toshiko Mori
It's a kind of stage. We liked this urbanistically because it opens up this area next to the buildings quite a bit. But I think that we haven't seen too many plans that really take the elements right to the edge of the street. It takes over the street edge very successfully; I think that is what we liked. It needs a lot of simplification and a lot of thinking through. It has a lot of evocative images however.
Ann McQueen
This was the one of the only ones that we brought forward that used water. The flatness of it is good. It doesn't pretend to be a vertical fountain; it is more of a pool. It's tranquil and compelling. I also like what the entrant proposed for the courtyard architecturally. The opening of the jazz cafe and the balcony off of Hamersley's are really pretty interesting. None of the other schemes went that far with the courtyard space.
Toshiko Mori
It will be read as a park. People will come to it and the issue of who is dining at Hamersley's versus who lives here and who visits the park will be less of an issue.