‘AIR’
Based on the renovation of the narrowest building in Providence, Rhode Island. I took three artists as my study clients and design spaces for them. The artists are of different backgrounds (performance, fabrication analysis and visual art) which lead to multi-disciplinary spatial needs.
Co-housing & commons in Multidisciplinary Artist Residency - Adaptive reuse project
The site is the narrowest building in downtown Providence, standing at only 12.5ft (0.3m) deep. It is described on Art in Ruins as - a three story, brick sheathed structure with mid-20th-century storefronts.
Site
George C. Arnold building,100 Washington St, Providence, RI, USA.
Image
07/24/1923
Diagram and Analysis
Research was based on the origional site. By observing the sound, pedestrian’s walking speed change, people’s communication space and other facts of the site, I drew the diagrams below.
New Design Element Overview
Artists’ Background Research
By looking into three artists’ amazing work, I made this comprehensive diagram of their personalities as below shows.
