Louisa Tirris
Bachelor of Design
Salvage Project 2013
Grounded in “Adaptive Reuse” ideology, this project explores the parallels between shipwreck salvaging and the potential to salvage materials for re-use in temporal marketplaces.
The term ‘salvage’ means to ‘rescue’ – a practice in seafaring whereby a ship, its cargo, and or other materials are recovered after a shipwreck. This means that despite its being underutilised, existing resources can be re-adapted elsewhere. Hence their survival, where new experiences, new directions become possible.
So why do temporal marketplaces need salvaging? Observations show that stalls lack a dynamic layout, interactivity, organisational capabilities and ultimately innovation.
This design salvages and re-works materials and objects utilised at marketplaces: milk crates, a plywood tabletop, signage boards, a hand trolley and ropes integrate to create a functional yet poetic market stall that stays true to its materials. Interchangeable, easy to set-up and move, the stall creates an immediate connection between vendors and shoppers.
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