An Artisan's Workshop - George F. Rozansky Portfolio

An Artisan’s Workshop
Golden Gate Park, Haight-Ashbury
San Francisco, CA, USA

Introductory Design Studio 1
Fall 2015

Problem

Inspired by the poem Riprap by Gary Snyder, a part of the eastern end of the Golden Gate Park is to become the canvas for a future artisan’s workshop. The poem recalls a journey that an artist must go through in the creative process that can be embodied by a building and its placement on the land that also assist in carrying out this journey.

Solution

Woodworking is an ancient art that still is practiced today, albeit with modern tools and technology it has become more precise and accurate.It still requires an artist to have space to come up with ideas and plan their designs; store raw materials; prepare the material; work the material; moved off to the side to dry after being glued, painted, or stained and awaiting the next step; and to be stored until removed from the building to be placed elsewhere. The community aspect of the programming for my project is the ability for the public to come into the gallery and get close to the woodworkers but not completely invade the process of the artist.