So often our dining experiences are mundane, reflecting the universalization of food and architecture in Western culture. To combat this trend, it is important to analyze each unique dining experience and create a space that is an architectural equivalent and facilitates the creation of a singular experience. 

Runaway Dish, a quarterly fundraiser dinner, actively fights the universalization of our food culture by offering truly unique dining experiences that bring community back to the table for a high quality shared experience. 

This project aims to create an architectural environment that is as unique as Runaway Dish, and to elevate the dining experience by combining different materials and structural elements into a cohesive temporary space for their temporary program.  

Just as inventive chefs take familiar ingredients and transform them into something new, you will see some familiar materials in this space. The trusses, made from Arkansas Southern Yellow Pine, are modeled after the traditional three-point arches found in many barns and metal buildings around our area. The pipe connecting the trusses comes from the top-rail-assembly of a typical hurricane fence. Lastly, the exterior fabric is frost protection cloth that farmers or gardeners use to protect their crops. The goal of bringing these materials together in a temporary structure is to mirror the beautifully fleeting experience that is Runaway Dish.

- Nick Arcuri