Jason Sandford
Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.
This year’s Hatch even is going to take over Asheville, and I think people are going to be surprised and impressed by the event this year. Here’s just one example. Press release here from Clemson University:
CLEMSON — Clemson University architecture students are beginning final construction on a unique piece of urban furniture: The HATCHpad, which will find a temporary home on the streets of Asheville, N.C.
The project is part of a Creative Inquiry project directed by Doug Hecker, an associate professor of architecture at Clemson and the co-founder of fieldoffice, a nationally recognized interdisciplinary design studio.
The piece is being assembled with layers of rigid foam into a small outdoor room. The interior space has cave-like contours, which will provide space for ventilation and seating. The HATCHpad also will feature integrated iPads, speakers and projectors, which will display information and pictures about HATCH and the creative arts.
The team is building The HATCHpad in anticipation of HATCH, the project’s namesake and a biannual creative arts festival held in Asheville. HATCH promotes the flow of ideas and inspiration between professionals and enthusiasts, specifically those within the architecture, film, music, photography, fashion, journalism and design-technology disciplines.
The festival will take place April 14-17. The HATCHpad will serve as a bus stop and information hub, and because of its uniquely modern design, it also will function as an iconic gathering place for the citizens of Asheville and those attending HATCH.
More about Hatch, and the HatchPad, from this month’s Verve magazine.
