© CARTOGRAM 2010.
Inspired by NEXT Architect’s prototype for an interactive Table Tennis Fence, de[FENCING] is a proposal for a public intervention within the confines of private property: what if the ubiquitous boundary of the urban fence is transformed into a social hub? By literally inserting playful opportunities into a proverbial boundary, radical adjacencies and social opportunities are created; the boundary is de-delineated.
A lexicon of backyard leisure activities program this new and distinctly urban middle ground. A ‘periodic table’ calibrates leisure activities by type and participant intensity. Interventions can be staged to program every Element! In the current urban condition, the fence separates and isolates these social activities. What if the fence facilitated and enhanced these Elements?
© CARTOGRAM 2010.