Fashion of Your Own
Introduction
Fashion is a silent language and a powerful form of self-expression that shapes identity and connection. This project uses fashion as a medium to encourage communication through a fashion gallery that hosts annual events, providing designers and participants with spaces to create, live, and collaborate. With studios, a runway for fashion shows, and pop-up shops and galleries for exhibition and sales, the project supports both creative exploration and public engagement, aiming to promote personal expression and meaningful interaction beyond the making of garments.
Project Information
Optional Studio | Iowa State University | 2020 Spring
Location: Chealsea, New York
Instructor: Bosuk Hur
Team:Zhaoyue Chen
The site of this project is in the southwest corner of Chelsea, adjacent to many art galleries. High Line provides a higher entry point for the site. Hudson Pier is on the opposite side of the project, and Little Island is the best corner of the site.
The site itself is a storefront loft over some industries in Chelsea, and it is a low-rise building. These buildings have become incompatible with the surrounding environment. This project is to demolish scattered buildings on the land and rebuild a project needed in New York.
People and people, groups and groups are composed of society. Cultures and cultures, races and races coexist in the same urban area, but they do not overlap. The crowds in some cities are always dense and silent, rubbing shoulders and thousands of people every day without ever having a conversation.
In the many buildings, everyone is surrounded by invisible bubbles, forming their boundary. The Chelsea neighborhood of New York is such a place.
The building façade is designed to respond to spatial function, with larger, simpler arch openings for public areas and smaller, more varied openings for more private spaces. Internally, the building is organized into four zones with increasing levels of privacy, expressing the concept of architectural penetration through spatial hierarchy.
The project is centered around a runway that gradually transitions from public to private spaces, deepening engagement with fashion along the way. Through diverse programs, the building encourages communication around fashion, using self-expression as a shared medium to bridge differences and foster understanding. The project embraces permeability not only in its spatial organization but also in i