— AIA New York

July 24, 2007
by: Jessica Sheridan Assoc. AIA LEED AP

In an abandoned storefront at 145 Nassau Street in Manhattan, Changing Room, a photo/installation/performance series presented by Anja Hitzenberger, has been happening every Friday. Here are some images of the installation, designed by Illya Azaroff, Assoc. AIA, director of design at the design collective studio. July 28 is the final performance, so be sure to check it out.

Changing Room installation week 1.

©Anja Hitzenberger

Changing Room installation week 2.

©Anja Hitzenberger

Changing Room installation week 3.

©Anja Hitzenberger

Citysol 2007, a clean-energy-powered festival aiming to inspire interest and support for local sustainability initiatives through music, interactive art installations, games, and workshops, opened July 14 at Stuyvesant Cove Park. Presented by Solar One, NYC’s first solar-powered “Green Energy, Arts, and Education Center,” Brooklyn-based Situ Studio designed and constructed an eco-friendly pavilion complete with bar and concession stand.

Crowds gather at the Situ Studio-designed pavilion, a lightweight, collapsible structure fabricated by the design team with a CNC router.

Keith Sirchio, courtesy Situ Studio

Made of hundreds of curved plywood pieces that incorporate a joint detail into the cut profiles, the cut sheets produced no waste by utilizing the entire sheet.

Keith Sirchio, courtesy Situ Studio

Suspended beneath the structure is an array of eco-friendly cornstarch plastic panels to provide shelter and shade. Benches and counter surfaces are made with bamboo plywood that adapt to the same structural system.

Keith Sirchio, courtesy Situ Studio

The concession stand offers locally grown food.

Jessica Sheridan

Center for Architecture staff bid farewell to Annie Kurtin as she moves on to graduate school. (l-r): Sophie Stigliano, Annie Kurtin, Vanessa Crews.

Kristen Richards

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