YEAR:Fall 2009
TEAM:Jordan Meerdink, Adam Strittenberger, Paul Milar, Steve Jacobs
MATERIAL: Neoprene, PVC, steel
LOCATION:Columbus, Ohio
KSA Soundsystem explores the way students in Knowlton Hall communicate across borders to each other. Essentially, there are localized hubs of activity in several points around the building. These hubs tend to isolate students and instructors into specific areas defined by major and year. KSA Soundsystem attempts to bridge the interstitial space between these points through a low tech, but nonetheless effective, method.
The current layout of the building divides social interaction up into defined spaces. The placement of the speaking tubes and periscopes break up the divisions between these otherwise isolated areas. The speaking tubes bridge horizontal and vertical gaps to unite areas of high traffic across areas of low traffic. At several locations visual zoetropic displays are set up to increase interaction among users of the tubes.
The sound tubes are attractions that cause passerby to pause. The visual displays invite interaction with the system and require cooperation among users on both ends to operate.
