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Dossier de presse - Communiqué de presse - A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga

Dossier de presse | no. 5595-09

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A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore

Baltimore, États-Unis

The Urban Conga

Interwoven is an open-ended, programmable space providing a place for residents to listen, observe, dream, and reflect on their surrounding neighborhood.

New York, États-Unis, 06-06-2024 - 

Interwoven is an open-ended, communal space providing a place for residents to listen, observe, dream, and reflect. The space resides in Garrett Park and was created by The Urban Conga in collaboration with the Brooklyn neighborhood of South Baltimore, a neighborhood dealing with a lot of traumas based around drug abuse, gun violence, and pollution.


During the process, the design team was told by kids that they were scared to walk into the park because they had stepped on used drug needles. People talked about the pollution that plagued the park and neighborhood, making it hard for them to breathe at times. During the conceptual design phase, there was a mass shooting at a community event that took the lives of several community members. With this small footprint, The Urban Conga couldn't solve these massive systemic issues encompassing the neighborhood, but they could work with the community to create a space that sparked inspiration and hope.


The community is focused on moving beyond these adversities and showcasing the positivity and strength that exists within this neighborhood, creating a space that could evoke a larger conversation and bring people together to make change. The community was the driver in this project, and the design team was simply a tool to tell their story. The space became a place designed by the community for the community. The project was designed through many workshops around the neighborhood, where community stories and feedback were collected throughout the entire design process to help shape a design the community can call their own.


From the early conversations of the desires and hopes for the community, to the final design of Interwoven – the community has gifted their stories, experiences, feedback, and more to enhance their neighborhood and create a brighter future. Play methodologies, like play therapy, were utilized during the process to create a safe place for people to share and open up around the traumas. Every component of the space was created, critiqued, and refined by the community.


The work encourages people to explore what they hear, see, feel, and dream while in the space. Interwoven was created as a place for both the community young and old to gather, discuss, and reflect on these issues and the changes that need to be made. Perched at the top of a hill with a view of the entire city of Baltimore, the area becomes a place for people to gather and reflect on the area's goods and bads.


Baltimore is home to various industrial facilities, and the Brooklyn neighborhood suffers the most, being in the midst of a majority of the air pollution put off by these establishments. Interwoven puts a spotlight on this issue by directing the user's attention through each of the portals, purposely guiding towards an area of the city where pollution occurs, as well as various areas of the neighborhood, highlighting both the positives and negatives of the surrounding environment.


The work consists of four stepped seating structures that point directionally towards different areas of the neighborhood and city, reflecting those views onto the work itself. On each of the four separate pieces, prompts are in place to provide open discussion, intimate conversation, and private reflection on the issues within the neighborhood and hopes for a better future. These prompts ask the questions of what do you dream, what do you hear, what do you see, and what do you feel. Each serving as a conversation starter in the space.


Each component of the space was designed to create a calming environment, from the work's color, to the curved forms. Keeping the main space open for programming like community meetings, dance classes, birthday parties, movie nights, and more - the ground mural creates an open-ended game space to spark playful imagination by use of its interweaving geometric shapes. The interweaving pattern of the work creates a safe, playful, and open-ended space for the community to make their own.


The space was designed as a place that can be utilized by everyone in the community. The dichroic portals are constructed at various heights to allow people of all ages and abilities to experience the reflective nature of Interwoven. It was also essential for us to use materials that would not only protect the existing site, but also be fully recyclable – providing a sustainable outlet for the neighborhood to grow and adapt over time.


The structures were created with fully recyclable aluminum materials, and the ground mural is painted with a sustainable two-component epoxy coating that provides UV protection to the existing substrate. Instead of tearing down the existing pergola, the work embraces it and utilizes its existing foundation. The work was created as a kit of parts to minimize having any heavy machinery onsite for installation, creating a delicate touch within the community to spark a larger impact.

Technical sheet

Project Title: INTERWOVEN

Client: Baybrook Alliance and Brooklyn community

Designer / Creator: The Urban Conga 

Collaborator: The Brooklyn neighborhood

Website: https://www.theurbanconga.com/

Social: @theurbanconga

Year Installed: June 2024

Location: 3560 3rd St, Baltimore, MD 21225

Project Size: 600 sqft

About The Urban Conga

The Urban Conga is an award-winning Brooklyn, NY-based multidisciplinary design studio focused on sparking community interaction and social activity through open-ended play. The Studio achieves that by utilizing play methodologies as a critical tool implemented not just in the work itself, but also in the participatory design process in which the work is created. Their work explores the concept of creating more playable cities as an ecosystem of inclusive multiscale playable opportunities intertwined within our existing urban fabric. The Studio works with communities to create inclusive spatial opportunities that transform once-overlooked or underutilized situations into stimulating creative outlets that evoke our innate drive to discover, explore, and empathize with others. Their work encourages people to think about the value of play beyond the playground, and how creating more play everywhere can dramatically impact our daily lives.

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Pour plus d’informations

  1. www.theurbanconga.com/

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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Interwoven serves as a place to connect, reflect, and respond.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
Interwoven serves as a place to connect, reflect, and respond.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - The space overlooks the entire city of Baltimore. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
The space overlooks the entire city of Baltimore.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - A group of local kids take over the space as soon as it was installed.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
A group of local kids take over the space as soon as it was installed.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Two local kids that helped in the design process  are playing with the view portals. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
Two local kids that helped in the design process are playing with the view portals.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - At the end of each bench system are portals reflecting different views of the neighborhood. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
At the end of each bench system are portals reflecting different views of the neighborhood.
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Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - The colors and curved forms of the work were created to evoke a calming feeling within the space.. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
The colors and curved forms of the work were created to evoke a calming feeling within the space..
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Each seating structure responds to one another, the ground mural, and the surrounding context.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
Each seating structure responds to one another, the ground mural, and the surrounding context.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - The ground mural creates an open-ended game space to spark playful imagination by use of its interweaving geometric shapes. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
The ground mural creates an open-ended game space to spark playful imagination by use of its interweaving geometric shapes.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Local residents gazing out over the city as the sun sets.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
Local residents gazing out over the city as the sun sets.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - A local couple takes in the views of the city. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
A local couple takes in the views of the city.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - The design creates an open central area defined by the seating structure and ground mural to provide an opportunity for communal programming from community meetings, dance classes, birthday parties, movie nights, and more. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
The design creates an open central area defined by the seating structure and ground mural to provide an opportunity for communal programming from community meetings, dance classes, birthday parties, movie nights, and more.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Reflection of downtown Baltimore.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
Reflection of downtown Baltimore.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - The reflective viewports create a color changing filtered view of the surrounding context. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
The reflective viewports create a color changing filtered view of the surrounding context.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - The open-ended design of the work allows for community members to make the space their own. - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
The open-ended design of the work allows for community members to make the space their own.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - The open-ended design allows for the community to make the space their own.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
The open-ended design allows for the community to make the space their own.
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Image très haute résolution : 20.0 x 13.33 @ 300dpi ~ 11 Mo

Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - On each of the four seating structures are prompts to evoke conversation and discussion.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
On each of the four seating structures are prompts to evoke conversation and discussion.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Mom and baby play with their reflections in the dichroic lens.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
Mom and baby play with their reflections in the dichroic lens.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - The port of Baltimore and the city skyline can be seen f off in the distance from the space.  - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
The port of Baltimore and the city skyline can be seen f off in the distance from the space.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
Crédit photo : Bonnie Newman
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - A design build workshop at the local community library that sits across the street from the park. - Crédit photo : Ryan Swanson
A design build workshop at the local community library that sits across the street from the park.
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Crédit photo : James McQueen
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - Co-design workshop in Garrett Park with the community that utilized The Urban Conga's Kit of Imagination as a creative tool.  - Crédit photo : James McQueen
Co-design workshop in Garrett Park with the community that utilized The Urban Conga's Kit of Imagination as a creative tool.
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Dossier de presse | 5595-09 - Communiqué de presse | A New Community-Designed Space Evokes Hopeful Conversation in the Brooklyn Neighborhood of South Baltimore - The Urban Conga - Design urbain - One of many workshops with the local Boys and Girls Club that sits at the edge of the park. - Crédit photo : Ryan Swanson
One of many workshops with the local Boys and Girls Club that sits at the edge of the park.
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