SD Final Project
The Red Carpet: Featured in The NYU 2005 Winter Show
Yonatan, Sai, Jane, Angella

Our Red Carpet takes a low-tech approach to transform under utilized floor area into a space to relax, interact with other visitors and enhance other projects on display.

Description The concept for the project stems from a desire to transform the physical presence and mood of the existing space methods and materials covered in the Spatial Design course. We chose red as the basis of our project because its symbolizes both grand events and a warm, embracing experience. The NYU Winter Show is laden with technology-based projects, so the Red Carpet offers visitors a relaxed, low-tech experience that complements their high-tech surrounds. The project was inspired in part by Vito Acconci's architectural designs, which blur the lines between floor and seating.

User Scenario The modular design allows for several possible uses. The pictures depict its use for seating, and a space for visitors to meet and talk with each other. The second scenario demonstrates that it can also enhance the presentation of other projects, creatively reuse space, and allows visitors to sit nearby projects, possibly experiencing them from another perspective. We are proposing to utilize the end of the hallway near the administrative offices, as this space is not fully utilized and has less traffic.

Implementation Materials include red carpet, cardboard, glue and tape. The core of each unit will consist of rolled cardboard, to provide firm support for seating. This will then be covered with carpet, with one end extending outward, to simulate a roll of carpet partially undone. Doorstops, or other suitable objects/ material will be used to secure location of these rolls of seating.

Conclusion In developing this project, we discovered that an interactive spatial experience need not be dependent on technology. We examined various scenarios for providing a welcoming environment and altered perspective of space for ITP visitors to the NYU Winter Show. To view more photos please visit the
Photo Collection section.