TAKE PLACE is a project that combines the city dynamics into a fluid architectural structure.
TAKE PLACE brings a new approach to the architectural landscape of the city where the public have a direct influence on the design of their environment. It is a participatory project at the intersection between inclusive architecture theory and practice. The project's core concept is to create a tangible interplay between the city and its inhabitants - a physical and fun tool of public involvement and daily use. It is based on collective action recognising the act of sitting and staying as the fundamental condition for developing awareness of a place while identifying with it. This quality of stillness is reflected in the primary building unit - a stool. The stools can be stacked on each other creating endless structural combinations according to the event’s nature.
The goal is to connect built infrastructure of the city and its inhabitants, between architecture and people, thereby generating identification with city spaces.The action of building through TAKE PLACE contains a process of three phases -before, during, and after an event.
"Pre-Event" phase: the stools are assembled and decorated through a workshop where participants can identify with their potential uses. “Event” phase: just staying in a place opens our eyes, while the structure adapts to our natural movements. "Post-Event" phase: the arrangement is released and the public is invited to appropriate the stools. The units will be scattered in different parts of the city. Both the public and the stools can gather again, celebrating new events.
TAKE PLACE will be performed in Tel Aviv. The installation is based on one basic unit, the stool, made out of simple pine tree slats and a birch top plate. The unit will measure 40cm x 40cm, and 40cm high. The units will all have the same simple wooden structure. It will be possible to assemble the units forming multiple combinations through an interlocking system.
