Marija Brdarski, The Ohio State University
Submission 0193
The following proposal focuses on the manipulation of a surface condition as a technique in developing connections between programmed and free flowing activities. Through careful analysis of the physical properties of various materials, a general technique of folds and connections was made between static and fluid objects. The spatial properties produced effects and surfaces with stronger sensibilities of movement and vitality traditional not felt in the common floor to wall relationships. These formal properties were than applied as techniques in developing a connection between the programmed activities of the inside and the future proposal of the BCA. As the activities of the inside are directly forced out, programmed stagnant zones are mapped out on the general surface plan of the site. These knew locals operate under independent rules and perimeters, strictly abiding by the performance of their desired activities. (i.e: theater=stage=perform, restaurant= chairs=eat. etc.) The surface condition begins to bleed as an interstitial component linking the desired activities under one operation. The physical connections between the surface and the objects of program produce different geometries with varied spatial implications. Ultimately the un-programmed surface space becomes activated by program through the movement from one independent zone to the next. The very nature of the passer-by exploits the BCA’s activities as it begins to set up relationships between the sidewalk and the outdoor performance. The two activities are no longer separate activities, but are instead read as a sidewalk-bench-seat-performance activity where the transition between the surface and the programmed object is read as a continuous smooth transformation.
