sounding city : stage design

A team of students were required to design and build a temporary stage for musicians to perform on, during a celebration event for the Architecture Centre's 20th birthday. This was a re-use driven project and the design had to take into account key practical considerations, site context, materiality and assembly.

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Key practical considerations - the stage must not make noise, provide some kind of shield from the wind and rain, be safe and carry weight and consider heavy use through dancing, equipment etc.

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Site  context - no bigger than 3800mm wide x 2800mm deep x 3800mm high, the crowd will be passers by, therefore consider how it will draw people into watch, and respond to its context.

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Materiality - 100 silver blankets provided, and a budget of £100, consider how the stage will look in photographs, and how the bands can be framed by this.

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Assembly - to be assembled in pieces that can be stored overnight at the Architecture Centre / built on site on Sunday morning, considering transport from the University to the site.

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