a satellite space for a cultural institution (designed by ifau & jesko fezer).
1 – detail of circular steel ring. a spatial figure that can be appropriated in many different ways. (image credit: ifau & jesko fezer)
2 – detail of timber beam structure framing the most public space of the goethe-institute wyoming building.
3 – transition from narrow ‘alley’ to adjoining areas.
4 – detail of bench.
5 – different room widths and access points along the length of the space allow for a variety of spatial settings.
6 – two lockable doors of different sizes.
7 – detail of gate and canopy. the area in the middle of the space is the least formally defined.
common room was invited by ifau & jesko fezer to act as the architect of record on the goethe-institut wyoming building. under the initiative ‘reinventing goethe’ the renovation of an existing space near the bowery on new york’s lower east side introduces questions of spatial allocation, social identity and the role of cultural institutions in a neighborhood that is responding to the pressures of cultural and economic change. the goethe-institut wyoming building project operates in the role of a temporary institution where the potential for action foregrounds final solutions.
ring, installation, ongoing