Ragdale Ring
Lake Forest IL
Completed in 2018
Noodle Soup is an architectural scale interface. Conceived as an interactive playscape, it is flexible enough for a range of outdoor performances, and picturesque enough for it to seamlessly integrate into the wooded scenery of Lake Forest. It features a set of fuzzy, fixed structures (walls) around which are soft, linear, pliable pieces of furniture (noodles). The soft elements can interact with the hard structures to serve functional purposes such as seating, but they can also act as oversized toys, freely configurable in a variety of ways. Conceptually, Noodle Soup seeks to empower the individual’s artistic agency as well as blend whimsey, playfulness, and interaction into a transformable constructed landscape with both predictable and unpredictable results.
Noodles can be looped, knotted, slumped over, and piled up. They can interact with the walls in various ways, by threading them through openings or simply laying them on the steps. The different lengths cater to different uses. For example, looped ones can be used for small gatherings, long ones can be coiled in an S-shape for stage seating, and short ones can be knotted to form a recliner. If necessary, noodles can be hooked onto onto walls for added security.
Noodle Soup
Lake Forest IL
Completed 2018
Noodle Soup was led by Galo Canizares and Stephanie Sang Delgado.
The design team consisted of undergraduate and graduate students at Ohio State University.
Daniel Yontz
Selected Projects Completed at Various Architectural Firms
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