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Columbus, IN, United States
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Inside Out
Columbus, IN, United States
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$10K - 50K
Drawing on the playful work of Alexander Girard, this multi-story dollhouse presents a visual assemblage of Columbus's architectural legacy. Alongside his well-known textiles, Girard created a three-story dollhouse for the Miller House and Garden in creative exchange with Tunsi Girard, Xenia Miller, and Eero Saarinen. Colorful dolls inhabit the Miller's dollhouse interiors, and a nearby rug illustrates the family's stories, arranging icons that recall different events that shape their collective identity.
Columbus is an architectural archive, its buildings spatially arrayed throughout the city. Yet, its significant interiors remain hidden as privatized spaces or are less well-known than their exteriors. This dollhouse turns the city's architecture inside out, revealing its interiors. New dolls, designed by Columbus's youth and painted by their counterparts in St. Louis, animate the dollhouse, representing the city's diverse inhabitants.
A terraced playground, recalling Girard's rug at the Miller House, surrounds the dollhouse, allowing young visitors to ascend and gain a better view of the upper levels. Like Girard's rug, the design incorporates Columbus's community stories, weaving the city's unique and varied identities into the project. This interactive installation invites imagination and discovery, reflecting Columbus's multiplicitous collective identity, and offers a playful way to engage with its architectural history.
Columbus is an architectural archive, its buildings spatially arrayed throughout the city. Yet, its significant interiors remain hidden as privatized spaces or are less well-known than their exteriors. This dollhouse turns the city's architecture inside out, revealing its interiors. New dolls, designed by Columbus's youth and painted by their counterparts in St. Louis, animate the dollhouse, representing the city's diverse inhabitants.
A terraced playground, recalling Girard's rug at the Miller House, surrounds the dollhouse, allowing young visitors to ascend and gain a better view of the upper levels. Like Girard's rug, the design incorporates Columbus's community stories, weaving the city's unique and varied identities into the project. This interactive installation invites imagination and discovery, reflecting Columbus's multiplicitous collective identity, and offers a playful way to engage with its architectural history.
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