Scenic Design Studio
'Project' => 'Design a studio and meeting space for a scenic designer living adjacent to a run-down community garden in Boston‘s South End, while improving upon the landscaping and functionality of the garden. My client loves the outdoors, enjoys gardening, and although she usually creates her designs ‘behind the scenes,’ she is not afraid to step onstage.',
'Challenges' => 'Create two distinct spaces that will inspire my client and support her work while enhancing the functionality of the garden.',
'Solutions' => 'Connected to her home on the second floor by a glass-enclosed bridge, the workspace contains a centrally located desk and translucent plastic shelving along two sides for her supplies. Anyone passing behind her in the garden or the alley, or on the street to her side, will see the scenic designer at work, screened by her tools and supplies. The wall in front of her desk is clear glass, making the passersby as exposed to her gaze as she is to theirs. Connected by a metal stairway, the client meeting space is easy to access from the sidewalk along Warren Avenue, but is more protected at the back and the side facing Clarendon Street to help focus attention toward presentations. On the other side of the cement wall—beneath her studio—are lockers and a shady space where a picnic table can go: a place for gardeners and members of the community to rest and relax on hot summer days.'
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