Barton Hood
A liminal space for friends and lovers
making memories and creating the future, together.
For years, I had imagined being able to one day have a place to experiment with new ways of living communally and creating a space for creativity to blossom, free from the pressures of capital that are imposed by the external world. For a brief time, Barton Hood was that place.
At it’s heart, Barton Hood was a group of friends living together, creating together and growing together. A chosen family, a home.
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A mid-century modern gem in the Druid Hills/Decatur community of Atlanta, GA, 910 Barton Woods (a.k.a “Barton Hood”) was intended to be a space to experiment with new models of intentional community and build a model for collective investment in real estate. Within this context, I recognized the home as the ideal foundational model for Communion as a Full Systems Health and Wellness Infrastructure. As the birthplace of O MediaLab, the home of Biosphere 3, and the first real manifestation of the Communion frameworks in action, Barton Hood was a a kind of “simulation environment” for our first general world model. Barton Hood was the first O Hub.
We hosted several film and photo shoots for local creatives.
Provided affordable housing for friends and peers.
Hosted tech-infused house parties.
Made space for workshops, discussions, and learning sessions.
Planted a little garden, made some music and delicious meals.
As technology and innovation hubs go, it was pretty unique.
Knowledge Network for Living Technology Research, Design & Development
A Full-Systems Regenerative Health & Wellness Simulation
A shortlist of some of the individuals and organizations that graced the corridors of Barton Hood:
Mindy Seu, creator of the Cyberfeminism Index, joined a panel about technology, identity and the future of cyberfeminist praxis.
Hood Century Modern hosted their very first real estate tour gathering, inviting attendees to relish in the nostalgia of the Black home.
Atlanta Zine fest brought together the local community to share wares, dance to DJ sets and play in VR.
Hand’s-on woodworking class hosted by award-winning, multi-hyphenate artist, Joe Veazey.
A presentation on the health and economic impacts of urban planning & design, hosted by Darin Givens, a.k.a Atl Urbanist.
Gardening workshop and manual by Greer McGetrick.
Biodesign Museum & Biosphere Cellulose Kitchen presentation and workshop by Abi Lambert.