The University of Pennsylvania commissioned Moto to design a nomadic sacred space for the student body to use for gatherings related to social impact and peaceful protest.
Three sites on the university campus with a significant art piece or topography were selected.
P1: Peace sign by atrium steps, historic gathering place for protest at the college.
P2: Love sign, sculpture is one of iterations of the Robert Indiana piece.
P3: Ben Franklin statue, founder of the university. The statute was a gift to the City of Philadelphia and originally located in front a United States Post office.
P1: Peace sign by atrium steps, historic gathering place for protest at the college.
P2: Love sign, sculpture is one of iterations of the Robert Indiana piece.
P3: Ben Franklin statue, founder of the university. The statute was a gift to the City of Philadelphia and originally located in front a United States Post office.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d8fbe491f979eb2b614338820100201480b2bb5de658c6b636a13b3ebd01169/Sacred-Space-08.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8d11b44559399356611c7e464d8bda89cae6980c4a8c18e7da3457b96e2ca625/Sacred-Space-11.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5e5f6131e955ca5b11f2f456afcf42133a4882607dbea498a6abb5e62213526/Sacred-Space-14.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3d35d9fb6d6bcf2e881ae0317e03002899d5bd15f6a2b440914a9c424bc6d8ab/Sacred-Space-15.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/461c062cdb8909580ceb25cca45ea74e77752134ea4be9a9aff8a37dcab9e3b8/Sacred-Space-16.jpg)
The shell’s configuration was dependent on the site.
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10e5851c5988f01cd2e0a2f69317683fd3351aed3688409e708bbdc671404cda/Sacred-Space-04.jpg)
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/323ffe1389c15e40c4a0d76b047377832941c19ea2439095593e7deb43d5c895/Sacred-Space-06.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f8501080c3b3e303e5361328c75a460df483dca7119eb48301e50c4f60163817/Sacred-Space-07.jpg)
Based on Moto Designshop’s site analysis and model studies, the university
chose two sites - P1 & P2 - for the main gathering functions.
*Contributing Designer as part of Moto Designshop*