Dotte Agency collaborated with Downtown Shareholders and Community Housing of Wyandotte County (CHWC) to develop an arts-based retail incubator as an accessory building to Epic Arts Studio in Strawberry Hill. The space allows artists and craftspeople to test the market for their products through a low-risk, three-month retail trial.
Starting with a used cargo shipping container, the team developed an exterior cladding and insulation system to improve energy performance, along with an interior designed for flexible display of arts and crafts. The project was constructed at KU’s East Hills Construction Lab and transported to Strawberry Hill in 2019.
Year: 2020
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
Course: Studio 509
Instructor: Nils Gore
Students:
(Fall 2018) Rami Dalaq, Hank Feldmann, Rachel Fosselman, Gabby Foster, Brighid Hegarty, Sarah Hogan, Maddy Irwin, Harley Knapp, Katharine League, Erin Mahoney, Samia Mansour, Parker Matthews, Tyler Paulson, Breta Phillips, Juno So, Sam Tankel, Tyson Washington, Brady Whitehill, Calem Witt
(Spring 2018) Ben Brewer, Ryan Evenson, Rebecca Falk, Ashley Farrow, Colin Flanagan, Abbie Ford, Bailey Hiatt, Aleeya Hubbard-Kinard, Oluwagbohunmi Kolawole, Daniela Langer, Claire Namovich, Mattea Nedele, Simeon Perkins, Anastasia Popova, Payton Prosser, Rachel Roberts, Georgiana Singleton, Jack Swezy
Funders: Downtown Shareholders Inc., KC Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), CHWC, Studio 804 Inc.
