Irin Inú Ilé · 2022
Poro City Aṣa Ìtọ́jú Àfihàn
by Chieh-Ting, Yushan Martha and Kyoung Eun
- Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award 2022 in Inú Ilé
- CLIENT: Architecture for community Los Angeles
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 29,315
- Verification code 87609EA6DB · Verify this award
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About Poro City Aṣa Ìtọ́jú Àfihàn
Poro City jẹ́ àpẹẹrẹ ìtọ́jú àfihàn tí a kọ́ láti inú àwọn apẹ̀rẹ̀ wàrà. Àwọn apẹ̀rẹ̀ náà ń dá ètò kan tí ó dàbí bíríkì, tí kì í ṣe títayọ tàbí líle pátápátá, tí ó sì di àfihàn náà mú láìsí ààlà tí ó le koko. Àwọn ògiri tí ó ní ihò tí wọ́n dà bí ìgbì omi ń fi ìwòye sára, tí wọ́n sì ń rán ni létí àwọn ògiri afẹ́fẹ́ (breeze block) tí a máa ń rí ní Los Angeles. Ìṣùpọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀yà tí a lè kó papọ̀ ní kíákíá, tí ó sì lè bá onírúurú àyíká inú ilé àti ìta gbangba mu. Iṣẹ́ àkọ́sílẹ̀ yìí lo apẹ̀rẹ̀ 1100 tí wọ́n ní ìwọ̀n sẹ̀ntimítà 33 sí 33 sí 28 nínú gbọ̀ngàn àfihàn tí ó ní ìwọ̀n mítà onígun mẹ́rin 200. Àwọn àwọ̀ dídán ń yí ohun tí a mọ̀ dáadáa fún lílò lójoojúmọ́ padà di àyè tí ó ń kí àwọn èèyàn káàbọ̀.
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Poro City Aṣa Ìtọ́jú Àfihàn jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Poro City Aṣa Ìtọ́jú Àfihàn yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Poro City Aṣa Ìtọ́jú Àfihàn nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Poro City proposes a dialogue with the many communities of Los Angeles. Milk crates function as a brick system that is neither transparent nor solid, housing the exhibition without imposing a rigid boundary. The milk crate's flexibility allows for various design options that can adapt to different spaces. Moreover, its immediately familiar iconography makes it approachable to a wide range of audiences.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- It is constructed with 1100 counts of 33 cm x 33 cm x 28 cm milk crates and distributed in a 200 square meters gallery.
- Tags
- exhibition design, reuse, second life,
- Production Technology
- Our modular crate system was designed to be easy and fast to assemble. With the help of volunteers, we were able to construct all of the walls in less than a day. COVID has kept many of us indoors, so it was great to get together at Helms Bakery for the exhibition.
- Design Challenge
- Due to the viral milk-crate challenge from Tik Tok, and to discourage climbing on the walls, we also made the decision to treat seating as a separate element rather than integrating it with the exhibition walls.
- Research
- We were inspired by the project brief, which called for a design that could be distributed at indoor and outdoor sites throughout Los Angeles. We wanted our design to be recognizable regardless of its location, and to create a space while connecting to each unique neighborhood. We settled on a kit-of-parts construction using milk crates as our primary building material due to their adaptability and recognizability. Assembled as undulating porous walls, crates frame views and emphasize the experiential relationship between exhibition and site. The stacked brick pattern recalls the textures of breeze block walls, iconic surfaces of the LA landscape. The final result is a welcoming and vibrant exhibition in an array of vivid colors.
- Inspiration
- Packaging is often a means to an end. We receive a good, unwrap it, and discard the container. However, some forms of packaging, like shipping crates and pallets, are designed for durability and reuse. These sturdy qualities often inspire more robust modes of use than initially intended. The same is true for the milk crate.
- Project Duration
- It is located at Culver City, California. It starts construction on October and stand in the gallery from November to December.
- Operation Flow
- Our vision for this exhibition was to exemplify the ability of people to create the extraordinary from the mundane. Showcasing milk crates, which by their nature are utilitarian objects, celebrates this resourcefulness. The bright and unexpected colors further elevate and transform the material and show it in a new way.
- Image Credits
- Photo credit: Dylan Corr, Kyoung Eun Park
Video Credit: Martha Kriley. Gary Doran
Graphic Credit: Nick Imbriale, Christopher Manzano, Philana Kim
