Space Project

For our narrative design and space project inside Penn Station, the group would like to utilize the space to tell a story about a family. Through research of Penn station’s history, design and inhabitants, we believe the story we are proposing will connect to various commuters, and will create an opportunity for personal involvement. The narrative centers around a family of three. The family members include a distressed father named Larry, a timid daughter named Anna, and a rebellious son named Nick. The family is traveling through the station with lots of luggage, as they are returning from a long trip together. While buying tickets, food and souvenirs, the family gets separated from each other. The separation functions as an opportunity for …show more content…
They end up meeting up at a Dunkin Donuts that sits adjacent to NJ Transit. The family explains where they have been and exchange laughs. After spending time apart in a new place, they agree it was fun, but they are at ease now being reunited as a unit. The space of the station acts as an exploration zone for three very different people. The station brings out qualities of individuality and adventure in each member. The tourist family is able to feel briefly at home in a bustling environment, engaging in activity of their choice, blending in with the thousands of shuffling customers. The various eateries and retail location points in the station act as destination points for the characters. While the family is lost, they are able to use different points in the station to connect to themselves, and ultimately reunite. The story uses the space to show how and why each character uses the time in the ways they do. The ultimate goal of this project is to create some sort of design installation appropriately using Penn Station, to connect people to the story in an engaging and fun manner. We aim to create a sense of involvement with this narrative