week seven | TAKING STOCK

logo by Ashley Boycher

Already have some marvelous ideas 'hatching'? Eggcellent! Store these in your mind and sketchbooks for safe keeping as we turn our attention this week to clearing up details that will shape the way we work the remainder the semester.

| precedent research |
Building from the examples Ashley noted in her presentation, you are to identify and analyze 10 environments that share qualities (in style, substance and/or theory) to that of the proposed Hatchery. As in your previous case study investigation, you should include a range of examples, both near and far. These may be traditional retail stores, galleries, museums, offices, bars, coffee shops, pop-up stores...you decide. Focus on spaces which present opportunity for flexibility. Present your findings in an organized, image-heavy, clearly-labeled [and cited] blog post.

| site visit |
Get your cameras and tape measures out! As our access to the site is limited, during this week's scheduled visit, you will need to capture as many photos as possible, as well as take detailed measurements of the space (as specified by Ashley). You are then to use this collective information to create AutoCAD and SketchUp files for the studio's use. These files are to be saved under the Revisioning Retail folder on the Drop Box.

| inventory investigation |
What products make up the Hatchery? This is an extremely important element of the design puzzle, as without this knowledge, it is impossible to sculpt a clear vision for the store. Investigate, explore, postulate. What departments on campus are likely to produce something that would be sold in the gallery? What form would these items take? Refer back to your precedent analysis: what items do other university-related shops house? Compile your ideas in an illustrated list on your blog. Consider a campus photo hunt as one way to define and illuminate this list.

All three pieces of this week's puzzle are due (in the aforementioned places) no later than 1 pm, Wednesday, October 14.

M [10.5] : ashley boycher presentation
W [10.7] : site visit : 318 South Elm
F [10.9] : work day
M [10.12] : fall break!
W [10.14] : TAKING STOCK assignment deadline