1. AuditoriumSeating
TheJumpseat is a super minimal seatingsystemforauditoriumsthatfits in a fraction of thefootprint of
typicalstadiumortheaterseating, anduses a uniquehingemechanismto minimize materialuse.
Wehave an auditoriumspace in ourheadquartersthatseatsaround 150. It has a beautifully minimal
interiorthatwouldmaketraditionalstadiumseatinglookout of place, soforitsfirstmonths of use,
audiencemembers sat directly on theconcreterisers.
Afterseveralmonths of relativediscomfort, webeganinvestigatingstandardstadiumandtheaterseating,
withlittlesuccess. Existingoptionsclashvisuallywiththecleanwhitewalls,
unfinishedwoodandbareconcrete of thebuildinginterior, andthenarrowrisersmake it
difficultforpeopletopassthosealreadyseated. Werealizedthattheenvironmentcalledfor a newkind of
seat—somethingthatdoesn'tjustservethespace, but significantlybreakswithtraditionalstandards of
eventseating.