{"id":11684,"date":"2025-06-17T14:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/philadelphia-pop-up-frankies-summer-club-reinterprets-lost-vision-by-louis-kahn\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T14:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:31:08","slug":"philadelphia-pop-up-frankies-summer-club-reinterprets-lost-vision-by-louis-kahn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/philadelphia-pop-up-frankies-summer-club-reinterprets-lost-vision-by-louis-kahn\/","title":{"rendered":"philadelphia pop-up \u2018frankie\u2019s summer club\u2019 reinterprets lost vision by louis kahn"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">A New Public Space pops up in philadelphia<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Frankie\u2019s Summer Club, a pop-up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/bar\/\"><strong>bar<\/strong><\/a> and\u00a0gathering space designed by Scout and ISA Architects, is set to open on June 20th in the courtyard of the Frank Furness building in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-the-us\/\"><strong>Philadelphia<\/strong><\/a>. Located on the site of the former University of the Arts campus, the open-air venue offers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/temporary-pavilions\/\"><strong>temporary<\/strong><\/a> transformation of this storied urban block, all with inspiration from an unrealized proposal by legendary architect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/louis-kahn\/\"><strong>Louis Kahn<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Set against the carved stone and ornamental ironwork of Furness Hall, the intervention marks the beginning of Scout\u2019s broader redevelopment of the South Broad Street campus. The courtyard has been reshaped as a convivial urban room, welcoming visitors with a palette of curved wooden seating, light metal canopies, and tactile materials. A soft network of paths and perches guides circulation through the space and creating a lush, fluid atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>images \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breannefurlong.com\/\">Bre Furlong<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Echoes of an Unrealized Proposal by louis kahn<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Frankie\u2019s Summer Club draws direct inspiration from an unbuilt 1964 proposal by Louis Kahn for an expansion of the University in Philadelphia. Though never realized, Kahn\u2019s concept was radical in its use of form to harvest northern light \u2014 monolithic structures with flared bases surrounding a central light shaft. That sense of sculptural clarity and atmospheric intent shapes Frankie\u2019s Summer Club in spirit if not in material.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rather than recreate Louis Kahn\u2019s monumental massing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scout-ltd.com\/\"><strong>Scout<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-architects.com\/\"><strong>ISA Architects<\/strong><\/a> reinterpret its spatial logic as a network of low-slung forms, organized to modulate light and invite pause. The result is a space that channels the unrealized past into a lively present, offering a setting that invites discovery without spectacle.<\/p>\n<p>Frankie\u2019s Summer Club opens in the courtyard of Philadelphia\u2019s historic Frank Furness building<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">the Collaborative Vision Between Scout and ISA<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To carry out the design of Frankie\u2019s Summer Club pop-up, Scout partnered with Interface Studio Architects (ISA), a Philadelphia-based practice known for projects that balance experimentation with contextual sensitivity. The installation at Frankie\u2019s reflects ISA\u2019s ongoing interest in adaptive reuse and interim programming \u2014 architecture that engages urban life through phases, with responsiveness built into its structure.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ISA\u2019s approach supports Scout\u2019s broader vision for the former UArts campus as a site of generative reuse. Their collaboration honors the lineage of figures tied to the space \u2014 from Frank Furness and Louis Kahn to generations of students and artists who shaped its creative legacy \u2014 while reintroducing the site as a setting for contemporary cultural life.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For Scout, Frankie\u2019s is the first public-facing gesture in what will become a broader cultural district rooted in making and convening. \u2018<em>This is an invitation<\/em>,\u2019 <strong>says Scout Managing Partner Lindsey Scannapieco.<\/strong> \u2018<em>An invitation to reconnect with this historic space, to celebrate Philly\u2019s creative energy, and to get a glimpse of what\u2019s coming next<\/em>.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the pop-up bar is part of a phased redevelopment of the former UArts campus<\/p>\n<p>the project reclaims a disused courtyard as a welcoming and flexible public space<\/p>\n<p>its design is inspired by Louis Kahn\u2019s unrealized 1964 proposal for a University of the Arts expansion<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>soft curves wooden seating and open frameworks define the space<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>Scout and ISA reinterpret Kahn\u2019s ideas of daylight and sculptural form through site-specific interventions<\/p>\n<p>archival photograph of a preliminary model by Louis Kahn for the Philadelphia College of Art, 1965 | image courtesy Scout<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:\u00a0<\/strong>Frankie\u2019s Summer Club<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scout-ltd.com\/\">Scout<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.is-architects.com\/\">ISA Architects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location: <\/strong>355 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, USA<br \/>\n<strong>fabrication:<\/strong> North Standard<br \/>\n<strong>food, beverage:<\/strong> Michael Ferreri<\/p>\n<p><strong>opening:\u00a0<\/strong>June 20th<\/p>\n<p><strong>hours:<\/strong> Wednesday 4pm \u2013 9pm, Thursday \u2013 Saturday 4pm \u2013 10pm, Sunday 2pm \u2013 8pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>photography:\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breannefurlong.com\/\">Bre Furlong<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/philadelphia-pop-up-frankies-summer-club-louis-kahn-scout-isa-bar-06-17-2025\/\">philadelphia pop-up \u2018frankie\u2019s summer club\u2019 reinterprets lost vision by louis kahn<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Public Space pops up in philadelphia \u00a0 Frankie\u2019s Summer Club, a pop-up bar and\u00a0gathering space designed by Scout and ISA Architects, is set to open on June 20th in the courtyard of the &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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