Art San Diego Modular Lounge Chairs

 

Our Numisius Colony was contacted by ECOR USA and the Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair to design and

fabricate a pavilion for the center lounge. The provided design criteria for this center lounge was an adaptable seating element for between 20-50 people, that can be

transformed and arranged depending on the different uses of the center lounge--a cafe, a lecture and a silent disco night. Within ourselves, we broke into teams and held multiple

charrettes and an in-house design competition. Taking into consideration the theme of the art fair--[collide] or creative intersections--and the various programmatic needs of the space, our designs centered on versatility, modularity, dynamism and complexity through materials and placement. The concept of a field of objects to define a space--like stars and solar systems composing a galaxy, or electrons orbiting a nucleus to define an atom--rather than borders or walls to define the space was the creative jumping off point. After numerous meetings with ECOR USA, it was proposed that we work in parallel, both designing seating elements to the ASD Fair. A winning design was chosen from the Professional Committee and presented to Ms. Berchtold, the director of the ASD Fair.

 

The project from fabrication to final assembly took 1 week 3 days. We transported the whole lounge in one

truck and assembled on site in under 6 hours. The event was a success, we successfully represented our school to the local art community and showed all of San Diego what

happens when you give the students at Newschool the opportunity

to design. The project was featured in San Diego Home and Garden Magazine, Archinect Academia as well as the local news(KUSI).