Architecture

Two Two, Western Loft, Shared House, Whitney House

Installation

Miscellaneous

Adolescence Leaves, Partial Dry Goods

Project

Breathing Room, a space to gather and take a breath

Location

New York City, New York

Year

2023

Status

Open Call Proposal

Typology

Installation

Program

Gathering Space

Client

Storefront for Art and Architecture

Team

Juke Jose

Info

Breathing Room investigates the absence we are experiencing with the shuttering of storefronts in the city and beyond. The ghosts of what was there permeates our streetscapes and our everyday lives. The project introduces a plastic bubble that breathes into the Storefront. A plastic reminiscent of plastic covering used during construction and demolition of built spaces. Storefronts today are left with the debris of the past and represents a full recollection of what it once carried. The proposal celebrates absence from its face value, and turning its head against the viewer. Inside, a space full of life appears with people, plants, and objects that invoke people to gather. It speaks of how storefronts and third spaces are not just there to serve as commercial establishments but are vital to the social infrastructure of our neighborhoods.

Drawings

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Images

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Notes

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