1. close during heavy construction
2. open for viewing during lighter construction
3. become drive-thru lunch/vendor stops (run by local restaurants/retail) for construction workers, passing cars/pedestrians
4. fold into seating or other street furniture for eating/socializing during off-hours.
I imagined these horizontally-oriented panels (maybe plywood?) to easily change their vertical position along the structural posts. Maybe the panels slide along a track on the posts and are locked in place with bolts. These also obviously don't necessarily have to use traditional construction graphics.
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Simple but effective. I like it. I can certainly see fold down benches and tables being useful in a residential setting as well.
ReplyDeleteI like the consistency and versatility of this idea. Maybe we should invent one type of barrier that can be manually transformed to fit different kinds of program throughout the day. This could possibly done with sliding panels and hinges. Although, I do really like Jesse's idea of adapting these panels to typical jersey walls as well. That would add another sort of consistency and affordability.
ReplyDeleteAmanda and I should have cost information up on the blog soon. Either way, I think the most important thing, from a practicality stand-point, would be to select a simple and affordable pallette of materials. That's not to say that these materials couldn't be adapted in different and creative ways depending on the program suggested here, in Jesse's post and at the meeting.
Another thing to consider would be the ability to break these down and reuse them for future construction projects or even as exhibits in nearby parks (as mentioned last Saturday.)
And maybe we can make them easy enough to assemble that locals can assemble/adjust/disassemble/transplant these walls as they see fit (under construction worker supervision too). I'm thinking as simple as IKEA furniture instructions
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