MINECRAFT_ILLEGAL ARCHITECTURE

—————————————————————————————————————————————–

ΝΕΑ ΕΠΟΧΗ – ΝΕΕΣ ΠΡΟΚΛΗΣΕΙΣ

—————————————————————————————————————————————–

The Bloomsbury Pieshop

http://www.presidentsmedals.com/Entry-16641

”…Take the time needed to see all these things that cannot be seen all together.” In looking at a miniature, unflagging attention is required to integrate all the details.’

Bachelard, G. (1957. (The Poetics of Space).-7 Miniature.

GUIDE OF TOPIC HERE

Have a preview of this year’s syllabus… 

Have a preview of this year’s syllabus…..

ARTIST’S COLONY MARKET

Hungary based studio Atelier Architects recently received a special mention for their Artist’s Colony Market design in a “market of the future” competition organized by Spanish architectural network Opengap. Details of the competition can be seen HERE and additional images and a description of Atelier Architects proposal can be found after the break. Markets are elemental forms of social interaction. We believe that the market is the event itself. It is able to diffuse art, quality and evolution. Our market proposal analyzes the characteristics of markets. Markets are reflections of our society, of our environment, of the structure of the social and spatial hub.

We created a market that reflects community, shows randomness and logic in structure at the same time, it is temporarily permanent. A market, that is inspiring to the urban surroundings, to the participants. It acts as a community, a colony of will, change, art and inspiration.

Our market is a bazaar, an urban artist’s colony. We use the market as an event for rehabilitation, vitality and growth. Our long term pop up market is a tool of rehabilitation, revitalization.

The Artist ‘s Colony is a settler. It annexes empty building areas, rust zones, squares in existing urban structure and expands to parking areas, empty streets, etc. Moves in as a traveler, like a caravan. Therefore we used the traditional trunk, as a symbol of commerce and trade, and as a logo for traveling and quality. Our aim was to create the atmosphere of the traditional markets. We wanted the market to stay on the urban areas, streets and squares. The design evokes tradition, and serves as a choice, a counterpoint to malls and plazas.

For markets there is a great need for logic and system. But also, traditional markets seem random, muddled. We created a raster, that is more like the base of the modular system, then distorted this raster, as the net of the city is distorted as well. We created 5 ‘trunks ‘, or modules, they have different heights and areas. This way it creates the mood of a re-scaled urban street silhouette. Each trunk can be used as desired, can be rotated, revolved, mirrored, according to the raster, therefore can be adopted to any site.

Our market uses the infrastructure of the city it is placed in. The concept is, that it develops certain areas, therefore it uses the extant parking spaces, the loading systems, it behaves like a chain of urban shops. This way this market does not interrupt the structure of the urban net. Our aim was to create a highly adaptable market system, that complies with any city, any structure.

The basic element is designed with different densities, adopted from basic forms and nets of cities. The details, framing and shaping recalls the arts and crafts handmade feeling of the trunk. After the intervention, the Artist’s Colony leaves the site, and leaves behind its cast. Sometimes an urban park, sometimes just infrastructure. This market gently imprints its qualities on the site and real permanent urban character remains. To scale our design, we chose a site in Hungary, Budapest. This narrow path of empty sites is located in the 7th district of Budapest. This is a highly neglected area with lots of empty building sites, though it is in the very center of the city. Our site for this close-up is surrounded by firewalls of adjoining residential and industrial buildings. Our market  uses the transit-like part of the site as main location, but also it appears on singular sites around, or on parking spaces as well.

The module is a folded trunk, that has transparent and solid sides, they have differences in height, and the solid parts of the trunk is always has a certain thickness. In these areas, there is space for wiring and for other services, but also it strengthens the structure. The transparent parts of the trunk can be opened.

The other conceptual element of this market is the potency of communities. We believe, that arts and crafts exists in societies, where there are communities, and public spirit. We are aware, that the artists and craftsmen, who inhabit these trunks will always compete each other, but what is really productive in this contest, is the inspiration, that you get from working with other artists or talking about your work and believes. This market shapes communities, creative communes. The artist share their workshop spaces, and have a common space to use as creative environment, and the costumer can be a part of this by watching this creative work flow. In the modules we only created the sales stalls, the storage spaces and the closet. The common workshop space has a common roof, that comes from the shading system of the public areas. Each colony has its own restroom module, that is used from both sides.

Market Square Cover Competition Entry / Michael Labory & Bertrand Schippan

Designed for the market square cover competition, the ‘flying carpet’ proposal by Michael Labory & Bertrand Schippan is a modular and sustainable cover with the goal for the efficient arrangement of the functional facilities. This is attained by putting them along the site border thus maximizing the space to be used for market. They revive the dull facade of the neighboring building by bringing the volume of the facilities into the shape of its skyline. Among all other things, it contributes to the increase in urban density as windowless facade becomes a part of lively market place. More images and architects’ description after the break.

Close examination of the project site shows that there will not be enough space for the market area itself if accompanying facilities e.g. cafes, kiosks, information services and restrooms are spread throughout the site. In designing for an efficient arrangement, among all other things, it contributes to the increase in urban density as windowless facade becomes a part of lively market place. Authenticity of the eastern market is highlighted by exquisite mashrabiya façade texture.

To protect the market users and the goods from tiring heat of Morocco sun and pouring rains we lifted the whole footprint of the marketplace, creating cozy and welcoming atmosphere. The sides of the market remain open to ensure maximum accessibility, visibility of the goods on display and to benefit from natural cross-ventilation.

The lifted structure itself offers a unique chance to assign additional functions to the roof and to show its hidden potential. It takes a shape of pixelated Arabic carpet, where each pixel is a box (1 m x 1 m x 1.5m) in a grid. Pixel-boxes are meant for salesmen to store their goods. The structure itself eliminates the need in assistance for constructing and dismantling market stands every time, which means direct savings for sellers and market authorities. Pixel-boxes can be arranged at different levels thus becoming movable shop-windows with goods displayed turning into guiding signs for users.

Interconnected storage pixel-boxes colored in traditional shades of Arabic carpet on top and transparent on the sides constitute the roof fabric. Structurally the roof is a grid (6 m x 6 m) supported by 10 hydraulic columns that also serve as water collectors support. The cover of the market is highly flexible thanks to its structure and offers a completely new landscape: it can be lifted up in the morning forming covered market place, another moment it can be turned into Khaima for Aid events and at night disguise itself as open-air theatre. Continuous net of interconnected pixel-boxes that can move freely along the columns’ height enables the roof to take almost any whimsical shape.

Pixel-boxes that constitute the carpet-fabric are composed of different materials and serve for various functions: PV solar cells, water collection, movable display windows, storage containers, etc. Roof colored in the shades of traditional Arabic carpet mimics its flexibility, multi-functionality and makes the space eastern fairy-tale come true.

Flying carpet: When the roof is lifted flat above the market plaza it becomes a platform which offers perfect viewing point of the city. There citizens can enjoy the tranquil beauty of the view on top of the eastern market sprawling with life. Khaima: By moving the pixel-boxes the roof can be turned into Khaima – traditional Moroccan tentused for Aid after Ramadam. Resemblance with carpet will add more sacredness to the place. Dome: The roof carpet fabric shaped into a dome creates a space with a very high ceiling thus enabling major city events to be carried out. Tribune: With pixel-boxes lined up as a tribune, the plaza can be used as an open-air cinema or theatre with the extended façade of the building used for projections.

The roof can be easily transformed into one of the most iconic eastern market shapes by keeping its urban fabric – arcade. It will enforce the irresistible charm of Casablanca. Folie’s landscape: Depending on the desires and needs of the citizens, the plaza can be transformed into almost any unimaginable shape and form. “Your wish – is my shape” like in the best traditions of eastern fairy tales, it can turn either in a playground for kids or a meeting place for debates, offering cover from sun, rain or street noise. Crazy Market: With the movable roof structure most unexpected and crazy visions of the market place can be realized– nothing is impossible. Depending on the seasonal goods being sold, specific market days, traditional holidays– the market place can be accordingly redesigned. Let the imagination of citizens reign.