temporary use and space activation as a vessel for community and creativity

2. AIM
B a s e d o f f o f i n d e p e n d e n t
s t u d y p r o j e c t d o n e i n B e r l i n
a G e r m a n p l a n n i n g c o n c e p t m e a n i n g
‘INTERIM USE SPACE’
‘ZWISCHENNUTZUNG’
T e m p o r a r y u s e p r o j e c t s
a r e everywhere
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3. C O M M U N I T Y C O L L A B O R A T I O N S T E W A R D S H I P C R E A T I V I T Y | | |
T E M P O R A R Y U S E +
S P A C E A C T I V A T I O N

4. C o u l d I r e p l i c a t e t h e s e s e n t i m e n t s a t
h o m e i n S e a t t l e i n t h e p r o d u c t i o n o f
m y o w n t e m p o r a r y u s e p r o j e c t ?

5. W H A T I S T E M P O R A R Y U S E ?

6. reallocation of unused or
underutilized space
REVITALIZE CITIES
BENEFIT STAKEHOLDERS

7. j u s t h o w t e m p o r a r y
i s t e m p o r a r y ?

8.
"areas that have been marked by a
period of a lapse between a space’s
previous use and the start of a new
development project”
TEMPORARY
J u s t h o w t e m p o r a r y i s t e m p o r a r y ?
a f e w h o u r s ? a f e w y e a r s ?
[ ]
studio urban catalyst:

9. THE CONCEPT OF 'TEMPORARY' CANNOT BE BASED ON THE
NATURE OF USE, OR WHETHER RENT IS PAID, OR WHETHER A
USE IS FORMAL OR INFORMAL, OR EVEN THE SCALE,
LONGEVITY OR ENDURANCE OF A TEMPORARY USE, BUT
RATHER THE INTENTION OF THE USER, DEVELOPER, OR
PLANNERS THAT THE USE SHOULD BE TEMPORARY.
- BISHOP AND WILLIAMS
TEMPORARY

10. i n t e n t i o n s p e a k s t o t h e u s e
studio urban catalyst:
t r a n s i e n t s p a c e s = f l e x i b i l i t y =
c r e a t i v i t y + i n n o v a t i o n
variety of uses:
m u s i c v e n u e s , s q u a t s , a r t
g a l l e r i e s , n o m a d i c c l u b s , f l e a
m a r k e t s , s k a t e p a r k s , c o m m u n i t y
g a r d e n s , a n d m o r e . . .
USE

11. ' R A W '
A R E A
former train
storage + repair facility
home to rock climbing gym, music
venues, skate parks, flea markets,
and more (forty different types of
projects)
varying leases lengths + squats
--

12. P R I N Z E S S I N N E N G Ä R T E N
6,000 sq meters of fallow land for
more then 60 years
Everything is movable. The plants are planted in
old milk packs, rice bags + plastic containers|

13. former airport
kites, barbeques,
rollerskating, biking,
picnics, etc.
hangar - temporary
housing for refugees
T E M P E L H O F E R
F E L D

14. T H E
H A U S
a b a n d o n e d b a n k
o v e r 1 6 0 a r t i s t s f r o m
a r o u n d t h e g l o b e
d e m o l i s h e d
- -

15. S M A S H
P U T T
“ m i n i a t u r e g o l f
a p o c a l y p s e ”
1 0 i t e r a t i o n s - 7 i n
S e a t t l e
g a m e s , p l a y , a r t ,
e n g i n e e r i n g
- -

16. twice yearly
hundreds of vendors, no
restrictions on what's
sold
"punk rock" means DIY
spirit
P U N K R O C K
F L E A M A R K E T

17. creative collective -- live music, spoken word
poetry, art Installations, design |
L O V E C I T Y L O V E
takes old buildings slated for future redevelopment -
- five activations in the Seattle core

18. MY PROJECT - INITIAL PLANNING
L E N G T H
gallery space
--
multiple artists + live music bandwidth, funding,
space procurement
one night only
--
CEP Individual Support
Grant? Donations?
costs low,
DIY sensibilities high
--
local - Seattle city limits -
vacant commercial space
--
activate own community
T Y P E
L O C A T I O NF U N D I N G

19. tactics
c o l d c a l l i n g d e v e l o p e r s / a g e n t s
IMPLEMENTATION
r e a c h i n g o u t t h r o u g h p e r s o n a l
n e t w o r k s
no luck
s t u d e n t , n o e x p e r i e n c e , n o t e a m
s u p p o r t , a n d l i t t l e f u n d i n g

20. internship at the Ballard
Alliance
IMPLEMENTATION
project mentor - D e v i n R e y n o l d s
project support -
n e t w o r k i n g , e v e n t p r o d u c t i o n
e x p e r i e n c e , f u n d i n g , i n s u r a n c e
c o v e r a g e , a n d m o r e .
support, with stipulations
d e c r e a s e d p r o j e c t b o u n d a r i e s t o
t h e “ B a l l a r d I m p r o v e m e n t A r e a "
c h o s e n a r t i s t s h a d t o b e
a p p r o v e d o f b y t h e A l l i a n c e

21. Roger Lorenze
IMPLEMENTATION
s c o u r e d d a t a b a s e s + s p o k e
d i r e c t l y w i t h v a c a n t c o m m e r c i a l
s p a c e o w n e r s .
still no luck...
c o m m e r c i a l r e a l e s t a t e a g e n t
o t h e r s w e r e i n t e r e s t e d b u t . . .
- r e m o d e l p l a n s
- h o l d o u t f o r l o n g - t e r m t e n a n t
- w i s h e d f o r o n e m o n t h t u r n o v e r
s o m e d i d n o t r e s p o n d o r o u t r i g h t
d e c l i n e d

22. juggling venue/artists
g a v e a r t i s t s s e t t i m e t o p r e p a r e ,
g a v e p o t e n t i a l v e n u e s s o m e t h i n g
t o w o r k w i t h
time running out
c h o s e a d a t e - m a y 1 2 - a r t w a l k
w i t h one month to go,
f i v e a r t i s t s a n d a b a n d l i n e d u p
b u t no venue, e v e n w i t h t h e
s u p p o r t I h a d
I h a d t o r e f r a m e t h e p r o j e c t
IMPLEMENTATION

23. B E R G E N
P L A C E
P A R K
CENTRAL -- MARKET + LEARY
LIMITED DESIGN -- OFTEN UNUSED,
DESPITE LOCATION
HOUSELESS, PASSERBYS

24. t e m p o r a r y
u s e
s p a c e
a c t i v a t i o n
c o m m u n i t y
s u p p o r t
c r e a t i v e s
I N I T I A L M I N D S E T

25. c o m m u n i t y
s u p p o r t
c r e a t i v e s
t e m p o r a r y
u s e
s p a c e
a c t i v a t i o n
M I N D S E T - R E W O R K E D !

26. NEW VENUE
NEW FORM
p a l l e t w a l l s t o d i s p l a y w o r k
changes
p a r k p e r m i t t i n g , l i g h t i n g ,
e l e c t r i c i t y
f u n d i n g - N e i g h b o r h o o d
M a t c h i n g F u n d - $ 1 9 4 0

30. .
+ temporary
+ supported local creatives
+ activated underutilized space
+ brought together the community

31. R E F L E C T I O N
B E R L I N V S . S E A T T L E
B E R L I N
Fall of the Wall -
25,000 empty dwellings in
East Berlin
Other factors - 1990s -
reconstruction of the
Berlin-Mitte area, economic
decline, and high
unemployment rates
Temporary spaces were
largely ignored by local
urban policy - allowed
projects to gain traction
and become part of the
fabric of the underground
and the city itself [culture]

32. BERLIN
The government awarded subsidies for ‘temporary
use ideas’ to users with 'creative projects'
the (free) maintenance of public property and
the avoidance of decay and vandalism
their contribution to economic development
their contribution to social objectives through
the creation of new, publicly accessible
open spaces at little or no costs for the
public purse
T
support temporary + creatives:
Berlin Senate’s support of vacant +
temporary space:

33. SEATTLE
Smash Putt
the Storefronts program
Punk Rock Flea Market
LoveCityLove
projects do exist
policy backing - examples
Pioneer Square + Chinatown -- The Seattle Office
of Arts & Culture put out a call for artists and the
steering committee chose those who could use the
spaces from 150 applicants.
Call for artists: City of Seattle 2018 Arts in Parks
temporary art -- funding program

34. SEATTLE
Smashputt -
now closed, but constantly working around
policies both city and state regulations
that don't conform to temporary nightclubs
Storefronts Seattle Program -
wavering, difficulty finding venues
LoveCityLove -
generates income through events, space
rentals, contracts, sponsorships,
and crowdfunding
cultural backing?
complicated policy?
available real estate?
Seattle's heated real estate market
permitting, insurance hoops
HOWEVER...

35. ' POP UP' IS HARDLY EVER POP UP
--
FINAL THOUGHTS
MOVING TO BERLIN IN AUGUST!
I WOULD LIKE TO TRY AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE
TEMPORARY USE SPACES WHILE I'M THERE
'POP UP' IS HARDLY EVER POP UP
--
F I N A L T H O U G H T S

36. S P E C I A L
T H A N K S
ARTISTS:
The Whags, Yvonne Chan, Tim Madden, Tori Shao, and Steph Shao
My INCREDIBLE volunteers:
James Cooper, Alex Clark, Adam Witzel, Tony Pai, Po Hu, Carolina Vinado, Rachel Moore, Laura Esparza,
Jillian Kauffman, Selina Abombnabull Urena, Kelly Reynolds, Kurt Blomdahl, Bryce, Nathan Engham and
family, Max Genereaux, Alby, Anndrea Maple Dohring, and more!
Thank you Ballard Alliance for supporting this and helping to make this more incredible than I could have
dreamed!
Thank you, Mike Stewart, for hiring this lil ol' college kid, putting your faith in me, and for helping
throughout.
And the most HEARTY of thanks to my friend, boss, and unreasonably supportive senior project mentor,
Devin Reynolds. I quite literally could not have made this what it was without your help. I won the
mentor lottery.