Stonewall Farms expansion : a new approach to venue design

Abstract

Stonewall Farms Expansion: A New Approach to Midwest Venue Design, builds upon a growing movement in the venue industry. This new movement is characterized by individuals and small startup-businesses looking to offer clients a more personal and unique venue experience. To create this experience, these venues connect their users with the environment in which they exist. This thesis builds upon this growing movement in venue design through the implementation of an outdoor amphitheater performance space in the Upper Midwest. After conducting research of amphitheater design, the best practice for intergrating this new venue typology was utilized. Through qualitative and quantitative research methods, the Stonewall Farms Expansion expands upon the existing venue, Stonewall Farms, located in central Minnesota. Overall, the results of the research were used to develop an expansion for the existing Stonewall Farms venue that unites the user with the site’s individual, naturalistic sense of place.