Life may not be the party we hoped for; but while we are here we might as well DANCE.

Proverb

The aim of this project was to find a way to partner dance and architecture in order to create a space that was more engaging to the body. Dance, and its core element, movement, took on three different roles in this study:

(1) Interpretive forms of dance and movement were used for site exploration,

(2) Movement notation was used as a method for documenting both the site inspired dance as well as the existing context,

and

(3) The understanding and analysis of site through movement and movement notation was used to understand how an existing site could be improved.

The site was then redesigned based on the criteria regarding body experience that was established through interpretation, notation and, exploration. The resulting design is a space that allows the body to be free and engage the site both physically and socially in a more meaningful way.