“Thicket” – Installation / Sanders Pace Architecture

Sep 2011

By Daniel Topping — Filed under: Misc ,Sustainability , Bamboo, Bonnaroo, Tennessee

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Architect: Sanders Pace Architecture
Location: Manchester, Tennessee
Project Team: Brandon Pace, Michael Davis, Michael Aktalay, Larry Davis, Matthew Davis, Carah Ferry, Will Spencer, Garrett Ferry, Ashley Pace, John Sanders, Stephanie Dowdy, David Scott, Shane Elliot, Leslie Smith
Project Area: 900 SF (x2 pods)
Project Year: Summer 2011
Photographs: © Sanders Pace Architecture

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee is an annual event with multiple stages of live music. The event is widely known to feature a diverse array of musical styles as well as an engaging art scene throughout the 600+ acres. For the 2011 event, Sanders Pace Architecture submitted to an open call for proposals for a Pod Art installation. The proposal sought to create a reprieve from the visual stimulation present at the event.

By creating a 30′ x 30′ grid of 1.5″ diameter bamboo poles, the installation provided a spatially interactive experience, both visually and physically. While selectively removing specific pieces throughout the mass of bamboo, zones of privacy and enclosure are formed. The internal spaces located within the field benefited from the tight placement of the poles, which provided valuable shade during the Summer event. The installation resulted in an “inhabitable thicket” that gave the festival attendees something unique to experience and explore.

With a limited time-frame for installing on site, the set-up process was designed to be efficient with the repetitive grid. Through coordinated efforts, the team put up 2500 bamboo poles in less than 24 hours.

By relying on a single material, sustainably harvested bamboo, the installation created minimal impact on the existing pastoral setting. In addition, the standard 10′ length of the bamboo was used to minimize waste. When the festival concluded, the material was removed and sent to the nearby Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, Tennessee for use in their training exercises.

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

: © Sanders Pace Architecture

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Topping , Daniel . "“Thicket” – Installation / Sanders Pace Architecture" 10 Sep 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 23 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/165077>