The winning project of RISD's annual department-wide charrette with classmates: Kelly He, Hyun Kyu Lee, Hui Bao, Siobhan Heffernan, Dessery Dai, Yu Zhou & Xiaohan Lu. Students were tasked with reinventing an old loading dock into an outdoor theater at the former U.S. Rubber Company and Falls Yarn complex in Woonsocket, RI.
The project name, Downstage, is a term in theater that relates to being at or toward the front of the stage. Drawing a larger metaphor to its application on the site, Downstage, will revitalize the Blackstone riverfront so that it takes “center stage” for all things art & community. Inspired by the flow of water through the millrace, our team used a singular organic form to create a secondary landscape for downtown Woonsocket. This new space, while accommodating the desired performance programs, will also serve as a multifaceted communal gathering space for activities and events of all seasons.
The project name, Downstage, is a term in theater that relates to being at or toward the front of the stage. Drawing a larger metaphor to its application on the site, Downstage, will revitalize the Blackstone riverfront so that it takes “center stage” for all things art & community. Inspired by the flow of water through the millrace, our team used a singular organic form to create a secondary landscape for downtown Woonsocket. This new space, while accommodating the desired performance programs, will also serve as a multifaceted communal gathering space for activities and events of all seasons.
Publications & Media on the project:
http://www.woonsocketcall.com/news/because-who-better-to-call-to-transform-an-old-loading/article_d5b520a2-b860-11e7-92cc-43188ba6c2f5.html
http://www.risd.edu/news/stories/proposed-interventions-for-community-space/
http://www.woonsocketcall.com/news/because-who-better-to-call-to-transform-an-old-loading/article_d5b520a2-b860-11e7-92cc-43188ba6c2f5.html
http://www.risd.edu/news/stories/proposed-interventions-for-community-space/
