The project ‘AMPHISTEPS’ is a new type of urban-fit amphitheater, where many cultural events, like film festivals and street performances happen spontaneously. In order to meet two distinct needs for the site, the project provides two configurations through the assembly of light weight components which allow people to change their positions easily. It consists of 12 triangular prisms, which have differently oriented steps, and creates not only one directional relationship between audiences and stage/screen, but also multiple directional relationships between people and multiple stages. The audience is not limited to one performance; they will be exposed to many vibrant stages simultaneously. While climbing the steps up, visitors enjoy tempos and rhythms in changing directions, and choose the performances that they want to watch or the big projected movie on the existing wall. This unique mode of traveling on the steps creates a ‘cultural hiking’ to diverse events in the urban public space.
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Location: Parking lot of Capitol Theater, Salt Lake City, UT
Program: A temporary outdoor installation
Dimension / Area: 10’x120’x10’ / 1200 sf
Structural Engineering: N/A
Construction: N/A
Client: AIA Utah’s Young Architects Forum
Status: Proposed 2010 / Sep.