ARCH 510/610 Studio - FACT 16

ARCH 510/610 Studio - FACT 16

Students featured: Ashley Glesinger, Robert Grebl, Noah Schacher, Connor Swearingen, Justin DeFields, Maren Elnes, Craig Findlay, Robert Grebl Seth Hadenfeldt, Qingyuan Han, Andrew Hicks, Monica Hughes, Audrey Lanik, Jiaji Li, Saray Martinez

Faculty Mentor: Jeffrey L Day, FAIA

Project Description

LOW END is a performance space for sound art + experimental music located in a contemporary art center and part of a unique new residency program for artists pushing the boundaries of sound, composition, voice, and music. Exploring the limits of conventional architectural taste and expectations of design precision, the bold interior environment aims for both longevity and the unexpected. Located in the basement of 19th-century heavy timber warehouse, LOW END comprises a family of discrete elements with independent visual and textural natures forming an interior landscape in stark contrast to the conventional “white cube” galleries above.

Stage: inhabitable 3D anamorphic projection with razzle-dazzle camouflage pattern; MDF panels and hardwood flooring over plywood and acoustic foam, finished with green and metallic-brass paint; concealed hinges for hidden door.

Monolith: existing HVAC room becomes acoustic baffle; top: accoustic plaster over CDX plywood, magenta-pink paint; bottom: contract-grade upholstery over plywood.

Curtain Wall: solid, undulating wall provides a visual and acoustical background for the venue. Intermittent shelves define a 48” datum and afford guests a place to rest a drink; painted bending plywood & English wallpaper over wood-framed construction with mineral wool insulation; contract-grade upholstery in niches

Penrose Stools: formed of the shapes of a Penrose aperiodic tiling pattern, these light-weight movable seats can be arranged in complex patterns or stacked to make tables; CNC-cut EPS foam with truck-bed coating

LOW END, phase-one of a more ambitious project, was substantially completed in October, 2019 with the first public performance. Work continues on new artist facilities, equipment, and public amenities.

other details: Full-spectrum RGB-A LED theatrical lighting with multi-channel DMX controller; LED neon accent lighting; Studio-grade sound system with line out to recording studio board; Baffled forced-air HVAC

In addition to LOW END, Bemis Sound Art + Experimental Music Program includes a recording studio built by FACT students. Work continues in the Green Room, Bar, Entrance, and Lounge.