Astral Carpet Lounge
Current Design
Rendering by Ed
Rendering by RoBo
CAD Plans and Design Blog
Project Outline
FIGMENT is a festival taking place on Governor's Island in late June. Figment has also been asked to install a 9 hole mini-golf course on GI for the summer. The minigolf call for proposals can be found here.
Team members:
- RoBo
- Friar Tuck
- Ocean
- Jester Jaimi
- Theresa from Tribe ?
- YOU?
Timeline
Opening: June 27
Location
- " Annotated Google Map
- site is on grass
Build site
- On site?
- Figment may secure a build site?
- Hot Tamale's place on SI?
- FabLab in Brooklyn?
- other?
Proposal
The submitted proposal can be found here
Key Elements include:
- corrugated surface serving as part of the golf green as well as a lounge space (zero-g's)
- shade (Delta-shade)
- visually disorienting surface elements created using pink and orange astroturf
- windsocks in the form of Disorient camp members?
Feedback
NOTES from the minigolf meeting, April 6, 2008
In general:
- people like it
- worried about size (a little big?)
- could be great in the middle as a rest space ... build rest of course around it
playability: ball getting stuck in grooves
- add in flat segments in middle or putty or something
- could make putting surface flatter
- need high walls, & separate from sitting area
- gradient of ground: factor it into design
start: could eliminate ramp, start up high (I added a ramp up in my drawing) end: could ramp it down to make last part easier
surface: Astroturf + soft stuff underneath?
safety & durability:
- delta shades – will they hold up?
- weather - drainage holes and/or tar paper for waterproofing
- putting surface: needs to be able to support people walking on it … we may need to add supports underneath (current design is prob. not walkable)
Overall people were optimistic, they loved the idea of a loungy dual purpose space, and they felt that issues with playability could be tested and fixed as we move forward with design and construction.
