ARTLOCKER

ArtLocker is a prototypical proposal that can be used as a locking system for downtown areas expanding into culturally rich neighbourhoods, protecting them from developments that diminish the same, and thereby enriching their cultural value. The proposal for the Chicago Biennial Foundation in west loop Chicago has two components. First a interlocking system that combines four main programs designed as interconnecting blocks and their circulation to the core that supports and connects at least two/three surfaces of the blocks to itself. Second, the interlocking system locks itself to the community by bridging across Madison avenue and Morgan street and connecting the neighbouring blocks and underutilized spaces to create a communal space than a corporate one. The interlocking system is elevated and the second component drops down at various levels to the underground as subterranean spaces allowing Chicago to have green spaces to enjoy during winter.