WORKSHOP8 and
Blue Spruce Design & Construction will transform the outdoor plaza at the
Denver Art Museum with a participatory artwork that will activate the museum’s entrance from May 31 through mid-September.
The design teams will create a series of urban campfires that will encourage visitors to pull up a tree stump and relax on Martin Plaza.
"We are excited to once again tap the creative community to craft a space by and for our visitors," says Jaime Kopke, Manager of Adult and College Programs at the museum. "This partnership continues the museum’s tradition and commitment to engaging our community to ignite creativity in all of our guests."
The design team will create four campfire platforms with eight seats, each crafted from beetle-kill pine donated by
Wood Source in Thornton. Each campfire platform will have rays made from recycled climbing ropt that extend beyond the wood and connect to light poles on the plaza. Throughout the summer, participants can write or draw what summer means to them on colorful tags they can attach to the rope rays.
The public is invited to meet the designers and create their own summer stories tag from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31. The museum also will host a bronze pour on the plaza from noon to 3 p.m.
Formed in March 2010, WORKSHOP8 is a Boulder-based collaborative architecture, planning and design studio dedicated to providing architecture and design services that are beautiful, sustainable and energy efficient.
Niwot-based Blue Spruce Design & Construction is a woman-owned general contracting company specializing in commercial tenant finish, restaurants and residential renovations with an emphasis on green building and sustainability.
Contact Confluence Denver Development News Editor Margaret Jackson with tips and leads for future stories at margaret@confluence-denver.com.
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