Institutional
PROJECT

FEATURE SPACE

LOCATION: Portland, ME
CLIENT: Space Gallery
YEAR: 2016
TYPE: Gallery & Event Space
PHASE: Invited Competition
SIZE: 300 sf
TEAM: as +Farm
Finalist

Between the work of art and the world around it exists the frame. A crafted object that mediates the two. The material object of the frame holds together the abstract world of the artwork. It’s filigree borders are made not by the artist, but by an artisan, a craftsman. The physicality of the frame creates a tangible border to the work of art. In architecture that border is created by the facade. Like the frame, it is often articulated and creates the boundary between the inside and outside.  

 

Feature Scape/Future Space generates blurring between frame and facade. The form blurs inside from outside reaching into the space at the east end and projecting out as a canopy at the west.  The frames create a landscape of edges through undulating movement. Feature Scape/Future Space creates a new moment on the street that draws you to see what is inside. It becomes the frame/facade/code for what happens inside; framing without defining, engaging without overpowering.