troy NEW YORK
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Critic: Adam DAYEM
suckerPUNCH: Describe your project.
Felix REYES and Katie HOFFSTATTER: plan(A)sylum is a play on two sets of words: the first set being Plan A, which infers an imperative and a priority, and the second word being Asylum, which is defined as a place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors (Merriam-Webster Dictionary).
- Felix REYES and Katie HOFFSTATTER, “plan(A)sylum.”, Axon
- Felix REYES and Katie HOFFSTATTER, “plan(A)sylum.”, Perspective
- Felix REYES and Katie HOFFSTATTER, “plan(A)sylum.”, Interior Render
- Felix REYES and Katie HOFFSTATTER, “plan(A)sylum.”, Exploded Axon
- Felix REYES and Katie HOFFSTATTER, “plan(A)sylum.”, Section
- Felix REYES and Katie HOFFSTATTER, “plan(A)sylum.”, Plan
In this situation, the criminals are the residents of this multi-unit complex and their crimes are the injustices they have made towards the environment. Set 10-15 years into the future, the project is part of a larger national government initiative to enforce societal changes with regards to the environment. At this point, the effects of global warming have risen close to their peak and changes globally in terms of rising sea levels, city infrastructural losses, as well as species migration and extinction, have driven global nations to take a stand at slowing down the irreversible. The Hudson River is a prime example of the triumphs of humans having detrimental effects on the quality of the water and species through water pollution, sewage dumping, and river transportation. Our project presents a situation in which the residents could pay off their debts to nature kind through on-site research as well as a direct intervention into cleaning up the mess that has been made (via the Hudson River) in exchange for their living arrangements.
