Trade 08

The Room

Section 08 of eight. Turnaround, seating and the floor. Three entries: turnaround, seating and the floor.

An empty room set with chairs before the day
Fig. 01The room is set once, stripped, and reset twice more, and it has to look untouched each time.Photo: Andrew Patrick Photo / Pexels

Entries

3 in this trade
  • A hotel staff member arranges wine glasses and folded napkins at a table near a buffet

    Turnaround

    The same room used for a ceremony, a meal and a floor, reset twice while people are still in it.

    Entry 8.1 · A full entry
  • Conference program booklets lined up in rows on a dark table

    Seating

    A logistics problem dressed up as a social one.

    Entry 8.2 · A short entry
  • Empty music venue with arched ceiling, stage lighting beams cutting through haze

    The floor

    Left clear late, and the last thing to be built.

    Entry 8.3 · A short entry