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The PAINTED BRAIN DESIGN MODEL: AD (ARTS DISTRICT) Lydia Chan / Rob Mothershed

PURPOSEThe design proposal for the Painted Brain’s home is to be in the creative Arts District in downtown Los Angeles. The fu-ture magazine will need a start of the art identity that can lyrically announce a contemporary public voice. The future spaces shall interweave art direction, magazine management, media-design, edi-tors, patrons, and publication production. The Painted Brain, located on 1335 Willow Street, Los Angeles, CA, is a non-profit organization that runs their magazine, holds meetings, and offers a space for young adults experiencing mental ill-nesses to come and express themselves creatively through art, poetry, music, and photography. Recognizing the importance of all the related activities going on in this one space, this embryological design suggests a way to reprogram the existing interior by increasing The Painted Brain’s square footage by an additional second level. The flexible, translucent “synap-tic “membrane façade and sliding doors are emerged into an ever-present active coding device that reinstates the serial involvements of back stage hidden move-ments. Where there was no conjunctive facade before, the new entry threshold inscribes a visual separation and registra-tion between the Painted Brain and their neighbors. The trans-formative apparatus allows natural sunlight harvesting into a secure space while incorporating the nec-essary control over their privacy.


INSTRUMENTAL OPERATIONSThe ground floor programmatically functions as a open meeting space during normal hours. During creative hours, it can be used for indi-vidual or group music sessions (guitar, piano, and drum set) and for painting, drawing, sculpt-ing, etc. The Caterpillar® table can split into multiple sections and become 5 separate tables for hosting artwork activities. It then can also be re-assembled into one long conference table for conference meetings. At the far back wall of the space is a large interactive “smart “ wall that serves a complex variety of uses such as interactive magazine editing, displaying sub-mitted artwork, featured web-casts, or playing educational movies. In that immediate zone are durable counters and drop down shelves act as storage space for all their needs. A stepladder leads up to the mezzanine where founder and editor Dave Leon’s office and space for interns are co-located with additional storage units. The second level offers views through the façade skin as well as views of the interactive wall and below. The space will also require a storage space with a dedicated server back-system. The didactic / conceptual-hyped up architecture of the flagship head quarters will prescribe and manifold a unique contemporary media identity within the context of digital innovation, cultural memory, spatial materiality, and communicative outreach.


PURPOSEThe design proposal for the Painted Brain’s home is to be in the creative Arts District in downtown Los Angeles. The future magazine will need a start of the art identity that can lyrically announce a contemporary public voice. The future spaces shall interweave art direction, magazine management, media-design, editors, patrons, and publication production. The Painted Brain, located on 1335 Willow Street, Los Angeles, CA, is a non-profit organization that runs their magazine, holds meetings, and of-fers a space for young adults experiencing mental illnesses to come and express themselves creative-ly through art, poetry, music, and photography. Recognizing the importance of all the related activities

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