Well i don't know about everyone but i feel like we finally accomplished something this week. It took about an hour and a half but the Ron box has fallen. After "elegantly" ushering it into its demise we burned that bad boy. With some of the left over wood, I made makeshift benches for people to sit on. Surprising most of them were pretty sturdy. A few people had thought that we meant to leave these benches for the community, sorry it was just for the fire. haha. But that did inspire some of us to actually consider making the brick patio/ fire pit space more user friendly opposed to an area designated for signage.
It wasn't a huge turnout but those that did show up thank you. The fire was hot and the atmosphere was welcoming. Some of the community came out and fellowship with us. Repeated Mr. Napoleon (community member down the way) would say that we are doing a good thing. I think he may have been talking on a microscopic level about the fire, or he was just nostalgic. Apparently the townspeople used to have these great bonfires but have stopped doing it. And no one had ever really used the fire pit before so they were excited to see the flames. They drew out Mr. Ronnie (dj RonDMC) from his house when he saw the flames. We talked and laughed all night long which made me feel good. Thats all i needed to re-ignite my personal fire/passion for this project. It was definitely waning.
On that note, here are some SU mockup of how cubes/nodes could play within the landscape and ultimately the porch. feedback is much sought after....
