tempo_goujon design-coa presentation july

Las PiñatasTEMPO Arts Project 2015City of Austin

David A. Goujon, Assoc. AIAGoujon Design, Ownerwww.goujondesign.com

Dante Angelini, PEStructures, Partnerwww.structurestx.com


01The Inspiration

If every act of creation begins as a form of destruction, then every city will see parts of itself die as it grows and expands. This is a truth told on the eastside, the veritable frontier between “new” and “old” Austin. As a young, hip and wealthy middle class declares this city their home, plaid-filled craft cocktails bar and all-natural grocers will trail closely behind while old Austin locals struggling to make rent will be pushed to the fringe.

This was the reality for the Lejarazu family. In February 2015, their piñata store Jumpolin was razed to the ground with their personal belongings and merchandise inside. The culprits? Their new landlords, a pair of recent Austin transplants looking to rent the land to a corporate sponsor during SxSW.

But the Jumpolin story does not end in destruction. Backed by the local community, the Lejarazus resurrected a new storefront just a few blocks east of the original destruction site. The Lejarazus are back in business while the property developers are now mired in lawsuits and public sham-ing ads.

Austin’s growth is a reality. But for Austin’s growth story to end in celebra-tion, the city must respect its past as much as it anticipates its own future.


The Concept

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During the month of October, when National Hispanic Heritage month is celebrated, and through November, as part of the East Austin Studio Tour, park goers and art patrons alike will discover a group of massive piñatas casually grazing along the shores of Town Lake in Austin’s east-side. The iconic burros will provide a splash of color against the green backdrop of Edward Rendon Sr. Park.

The scene is playful, but the message is serious: Austin’s growth story can-not avoid the demolition of cherished sites, but the city must grow along a path of creative destruction, where a sense of place and identity can be found and celebrated from within the community of Austin’s eastside. The piñata embodies the spirit of creative destruction.

We intend to place the piñata display along the trail where large oak trees can be used to shade the installation. Whether enjoying a picnic in the park, a run on the trail, or a day on the water, the installation will serve as a reminder of the resiliency of the eastside community.

Advanced digital fabrication techniques will be used to design the interior skeleton of the piñatas so that different poses can be modeled for each burro to engage with the landscape and create a more playful effect. Wa-ter-resistant materials will be used to fabricate the external shell and orna-mentation to ensure the project’s durability during the installation period.


03Conceptual Rendering


04Site Context


Scale: 1/16” = 1’-0”

05Site Plan

Vicinity Map

Area Map

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06Conceptual Rendering


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08Assembly DetailsScale: 1/16” = 1’-0”

01 Plywood Base 02 Plywood Body 03 Plywood Head 04 Papier-mâché over mesh 05 Rope anchor 06 Colored paper (not shown for clarity)

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01 Concrete Base 02 Anchor Bolts 03 Metal Base Plate 04 1/2” Plywood 05 Colored Piñata Finish 06 Undisturbed Ground

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10Installation Schedule

Design Devlopment

Construction Documents

Fabrication

Assembly

Finishes

Site Preperation

EXHIBITION

De-Installation

June July August September October November

Dates of Exhibition: 10.09 - 11.226 Weeks


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