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Risographed floor plans and a section drawings

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site visit

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Concept for the comic gutter

It is a rainy Thursday afternoon

You and your friends are playing yugioh as you always do, you are 20 and you’re in your mothers dining room

She has had it with you little creatures

And your shiny playing cards

And the constant screams that emerge from her dining room

Where can you go to enjoy a game?

Where can you and your friends go to on a Thursday after 5pm in tamaki ?!?

You’re too calm for a bar too rowdy for a library

But then your mate suggests you go to the gutter

The gutter by defying its name is a pink palace of soft white walls and playful interiors. She is here after a long day to dig through comics, and not talk about your problems. Digging is slag for people who hunt for records and comics. The act of sifting through, seeing hundreds of comics before you find the edition you’re looking for. The trill of the chase, the comic worms are designed to have a person on each side, and the face forward approach to the design is a way I hope to engage the community a bit more by having them stand on the opposite side of eachother.

Because of the simplicity of the design and my goal to have it be a community space. Every three months or so we have a new artist displaying their comic on the walls of the store

Or getting the community together to fabricate the exterior walls. As the people of Nuffield Street walk by they can also engage with the odd by looking or even pressing paper onto the concrete walls. There are no explicit workshops in the space, but I’ve always found if you give a space for community then the community will often come. The goal is to have it as open as possible so the space is always ready to adapt to its occupants. I want to provide a beautiful vessel for women, queer folk and fans of comics to come together. A die hard fans of comics won’t let a little bit of pink get in the way of their digging.

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The Carlton Club Hotel was designed by Edward Mahoney and Son and built in 1887 for the first mayor of Newmarket - William Suiter

https://newmarkethistory.co.nz/1901-1950/

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https://newmarkethistory.co.nz/1901-1950/

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1931 - Kirkpatrick & Stevens Department store opens.

New Market, Tamaki

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https://www.pps.org/article/you-asked-we-answered-6-examples-of-what-makes-a-great-public-space

Looking at what makes good public spaces.

The article breaks down what makes a public space great by showcasing six examples from around the world. These spaces, like Nyhavn in Copenhagen and Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, succeed because they are accessible, comfortable, and offer a space for a mix of activities. What’s interesting is how each space reflects its local culture, making them not just popular but essential community hubs. These examples show how thoughtful design can turn a space into a place where people genuinely want to be.

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https://www.strangegoods.co.nz/blogs/signs

Strange Goods on Karangahape Road. Changing signs interactive and beautiful

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https://www.pps.org/projects/all-access-library

The Fulton County Library System faced a challenge when renovations temporarily closed many of its branches due to Covid-19. Limiting access to the resources and programs that the community relies on. To address this, FCLS partnered with CloroxPro and Project for Public Spaces to develop the All Access Library, a mobile initiative designed to bring library services directly to the community. By setting up in parks, museums, and public spaces, FCLS ensured continued access to educational materials, wellness programs, and other resources during a critical time. The project highlights how libraries can adapt to maintain their role as vital community hubs, even in the face of physical closures.

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metal casting door handles, finished paper, 3d printing some other options. i think the bronze and light pink will go together nicely

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my results from making paper, following this swiggly imagery, i think this would be a great install for the outside, an indent to this textured wall.

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my friend luke makes comics - i risographed his comics to use as wallpaper for my comic book store

his website is https://luke-comix.com/

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Dooor handle research ♥️🫶

Two above are mine and they’ve been casted in bronze . I carved out the shape thinking of the wiggly lines from my mini prints

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made some pink paper, some not so pink paper and when i pressed it onto the wall i put some yarn down first to hopefully get this yarn imprinted onto the paper, i dyed the yarn with red to also get the stain onto the page. i tired to cast some bronze handles, the carving i did was too thin so the metal cooled down quickly and wasnt able to make its way through the rest of my mold. i still got some interesting results but I will try again to achieve the curve I want

pink risographs of my friend lukes comics, I used the yellow and pink ink drums. they were vibrant and lush and beautiful and even better than i was using an artist that i knew personally and seeing his designs come to live.

last two images are me playing around with lighting and scale for my shop front

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looking at ways to display comic books