FABRIC FLAGSTAFF
FABRIC IS MORE THAN JUST A BUSINESS; IT’S A COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE ART IN THE NAME OF FASHION.
LOCATED IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF, FABRIC’S AIM WILL BE TO BRING THE COMMUNITY OF FLAGSTAFF TOGETHER THROUGH THE ART OF FASHION. FABRIC FLAGSTAFF WILL ACT AS A CENTRAL HUB FOR ANYONE WANTING TO CREATE AND LEARN IN THE FIELD OF FASHION DESIGN. IN ORDER TO CREATE, ONE NEEDS TO BE INSPIRED. BY CAREFULLY SELECTING LOCALLY RESOURCED MATERIALS, FABRIC FLAGSTAFF’S INTERIOR IS BOTH WELCOMING AND STIMULATING. THE RESULT IS A SIMPLE OPEN FLOOR PLAN MADE OF BRICK, PINE WOOD, STEEL AND GLASS. COLLECTIVELY, THE MATERIALS ACT AS A STAGE FOR THE ART THE BUILDING CREATES. THE CITY OF FLAGSTAFF IS MADE UP OF MAKERS AND ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY. THE DESIGN CONCEPT BEHIND THE ARCHITECTURE OF FABRIC IS TO REVEAL THE PERSONALITY OF THE TOWN THROUGH THE TECTONICS OF THE BUILDING. SINCE FLAGSTAFF NATIVES ARE VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT HOW THEIR CITY FUNCTIONS, HANDCRAFTED JOINERY IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING AND FURNITURE ARE USED SYMBOLIZING THE DETAILED LANGUAGE OF THE TOWN. THROUGH THE POWER OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND ARTISTIC ABILITY, FABRIC FLAGSTAFF HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE FLAGSTAFF BUSINESS AND PUT ARIZONA ON THE MAP OF WORLD CLASS DESIGN.
FASHION DESIGN: CONCEPT ARCHITECTURE: CONCEPT
MATERIAL MATERIAL
WEAVE PATTERN TECTONICS
SITE CONTEXT
FINAL CLOTHING FINAL BUILDING
CUSTOM FURNITURE
ACRYLIC CHAIR
ELEVATION FACING NORTH
SECTION CUTS ELEVATION FACING EAST
STORAGE CREDENZA
RESOURCE DESK
SEWING TABLE
OFFICE DESK
CUSTOM FURNITURE I HAD PREVIOUSLY BUILT INCORPORATED INTO FABRIC FLAGSTAFF
SECTION - A
BRICK
PINE
STEEL
GLASS
TEXTURE
SECTION - B
1/4” = 1’ ARCHITECTURAL MODEL MADE OF BIRCH, BALSA AND BASSWOOD. THE MODEL INTERIOR WAS PHOTOGRAPHED AND RENDERED ACCORDINGLY.
RUNWAY SHOW
EVENT SPACE
MAKER’S SPACE
FLOOR PLANS
RESOURCE LIBRARY
CLASSROOM/ CHANGING ROOM
MAKER’S SPACE
SECOND FLOOR 3/32” = 1’
OFFICE
MAKER’S SPACE
OFFICE
RETAIL
ENTRANCE
EVENT SPACE / FLEX
MAKER’S SPACE RECEPTION
CUTTING TABLE FABRIC STORE
LOBBY
GROUND = 1’= 1’ GROUNDFLOOR FLOOR1/8” 3/32”
LOBBY MAKER’S SPACE OFFICE
OFFICE
OFFICE
BREAK ROOM
STORAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
SHARED WORK SPACE
SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE
GREEN ROOM/ PHOTO STUDIO
SOUND STUDIO SOUND STUDIO
BASEMENT 3/32” = 1’
CLASSROOM
INT 590: Fall 2017 Core Interior Architecture Studio I
Student: Jason Vetsch Instructor: Brie Smith