Revolutsia

While the youngsters were in Wichita, I decided to take them to

Revolutsia.  According to their web site:

By definition, Revolutsia is “a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something: a change in paradigm.”

My no-name, no-photo fashionista friend told me about this place.   She said I would love the concept, if nothing else.  What did we find? There were 36 shipping containers uniquely arranged and centered around an open courtyard with retail shops, restaurants, and office spaces.

What a clever way to recycle something mundane and turn it into something functional.  The only problem was, there were very few parking spaces and we had to walk a long way

to reach one of the openings.

Once we got there, though, it was worth the walk, if for no other reason than to see what could be accomplished with recycled shipping containers.

Some of the 36 containers were still "under construction."  You can see this container has the potential for housing up to four unique facilities.

Many of the containers have already been taken.

I was surprised and impressed by the different designs.  Look carefully at the photo above this one and you will see glass fronts on all the containers, while the containers on this side have limited visual impact.  Note there are also shops, restaurants, and office spaces on the second (top) level.

Despite the ungodly heat and humidity (up to 106 F, or 40 C the day we were there),

people were lounging in the center court.

We were all drawn to the summertime, beachy colors we found in the center court.

It was obvious some tenants were still moving in,

while others were still finalizing their design concepts.

Apparently, there were all sorts of options for each container and its configuration.

We had already eaten, so the restaurants didn't draw us inside.  However, the youngsters found a gift shop they wanted to stop in.  They were looking for something that reminded them of Wichita or of Kansas to take back to their aunt in California.  Be aware, the children lived in Wichita their entire lives until they moved to live with their aunt.  The only time their aunt was in Wichita was for very short visits and to plan her sister's funeral. 

While they looked over the selections, I took a few photos of other interesting things in the shop.

I considered saving this post for T Tuesday, but decided to show it while adventures with the children were still fresh in everyone's minds.

That's some love story!

I really need these coasters for T Tuesday!

Once purchases were made, we walked around a bit more, but I could tell the children were ready to leave.

We found an exit

and took a few more photos

for good measure.

Thanks for spending time with me today when I took the three youngsters to Revolutsia.