public space Archives - claudeverett

有点儿好 Spots on

ImageNovember 3, 2022November 6, 2022taoimagepublic space, bird, exhibition, 2022

a blackbird from pasturo to shanghai

ImageOctober 17, 2018September 17, 2020taoobjectanimal, graphic, public space, bird, art, think twice, architecture, urban, 2018

The Tower

January 17, 2018September 17, 2020taoobjectpublic space, 2016, user participation, sculpture, new media, screen, china, wuhan, installation

In his 30s, our artist friend CK asked us to design his apartment. In our near 30s, together with his new media studio, we did an illuminated tower in Wuhan. Surely, at the beginning, nobody knew there would be a tower.

Landstrich

January 16, 2018September 17, 2020taoobjectpublic space, art, think twice, 2013, sculpture, competition, duisburg, germany

The green cycle path that runs through the heart of Thyssen-Krupp Steel’s large industrial site offers visitors a chance to pass through a monumental industrial landscape. Still in operation, 24 hours a day, here one is lost in time and adrift in history.

Auguri, Via Castagneti!

January 7, 2018September 17, 2020yokoobjectgraphic, public space, art, 2013, communication, pasturo

Castagneti is the name of the street where we live. We’ve been here for more than 4 years. This project was done two months after newly settling in the area, during the Christmas period of 2013.

Rooming a Space

January 15, 2018September 17, 2020taoobjectexperiment, public space, 2012, product, workshop, milan, research, user participation, communication, italy

In limited time of site survey, architects collect information by observing, taking notes, sketching, photographing, taking video, talking to locals etc.. When they are back in office, they make sense out of them, giving birth to report, diagram and site model. By then, the whole team can get a good understanding of the site especially by look at the site model talking about the site, away from site.

Temp Space & Time-plot Ratio

January 15, 2018September 17, 2020taospacepublic space, art, research, interior, 2009, china, beijing

Elaine W. Ho went to Hong Kong for two weeks and left the work-live space of HomeShop on Xiaojingchang Hutong to Tao. As an exchange, Tao was asked to make the residency term a means “to finish a project here”. His architecture internship at the firm Limited Design consisted of working from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays including the commute, which meant that only sleeping hours were spent at HomeShop. As it happened, this project was inspired by just such a relationship between time and space.

Sticks

January 15, 2018September 17, 2020taoobjectpublic space, product, user participation, 2008, urban, china

It was in third year of our undergraduate program, a new café opened near our dormitory. Soon, it became a gathering place of students. They came here for dating, chatting, reading, and making theme party occasionally. The owner, Zhang Fan, was also an university student, majoring in marketing.

Pausa Café

January 15, 2018September 17, 2020taoobjectpublic space, product, workshop, milan, think twice, interior, italy, appropriation, 2010, furniture

In response to the theme “re-appropriation” of MIAW 2010, we wanted to dig out some hidden values in the campus. In the building of architecture school, during breaks, people chat outside the classroom while lean against handrails, on which coffee cups or coke tins can always be found. People do it naturally. But the performance of handrail could be better. By just adding wooden boards, we found the potential of handrail lying in its width. Finally, it was proved to be highly welcomed.

Emergency Shelter

January 15, 2018September 17, 2020taospacepublic space, product, architecture, user participation, 2009

In considering easier and faster construction during emergency period, we tried to minimize an individual’s private space into two insulated boxes, one vertical and one horizontal — it is like something in between tent and sleeping bag. Boxes could be arranged in various combinations, hosting family in different sizes. Public spaces are naturally created.

Snow Mari

January 7, 2018September 17, 2020yokoobjectpublic space, art, 2014, nature, sculpture, snow, valsassina

At the starting point of the lovely cycling path stretching all the way from Pasturo to Taceno, there is a Mari.

It leans to one side of the path. All the ending points of the path have two Mari, except this one. Soon, we found the missing Mari lies on the river bed nearby.

A Morning Greeting

ImageJanuary 11, 2018September 17, 2020taospaceanimal, public space, 2012, garden, architecture

Door Garden

January 11, 2018September 17, 2020taoobjectexperiment, public space, product, diy, cat, garden, nature, italy, appropriation, 2010, plant

Our first home in Milan was the left one above, with a big door facing street directly. Functioning as both door and window, most of its surface was made of glass; concerning privacy, translucent glass was used.

Our Planet

GalleryJanuary 6, 2018May 4, 2022taospacepublic space, 2013, architecture, competition, kindergarten

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You Are Designed!

December 20, 2017September 17, 2020taoimagepublic space, 2012, art, milan, italy, milan design week

Our last home, Via Conte Rosso 36, was next to one of the main exhibition area of Salone di Mobile (Milan Design Week). The official guide map suggested people a walking path from metro/train station to the exhibition area. It passed exactly under our balcony.

Basket Bin

GalleryDecember 20, 2017September 17, 2020taoresearchexperiment, public space, 2012, milan, think twice, italy, polimi

14/03/2012 Someone left a cup in my basket.

15/03/2012 I added a red plastic bag to attract more cups but got nothing at the end of the day.

16/03/2012 I tried a professional looking blue plastic bag but got nothing at the end of the day.

17/03/2012 I persuaded people by words, but still got nothing.

29/03/2012 I went back to blue-bag-only solution, and the bag was taken away by someone!

30/03/2012 Someone left a cup in my basket again! I learned that people enjoy throwing trash in semi-right place—a container never says it contains trash.