paesaggi effimeri - ephemeral lanscape - paisajes efimeros

This blog presents some of my personal projects and investigations about architecture, design and urbanism, trying to connect concept of "duration" with landscape.

Sunday, January 1, 2012

Europan 11 - Alcorcón (Madrid) Spain: AGER /1

AGER IS A LATIN WORD THAT
MEANS “COUNTRYSIDE” BUT ALSO SOUNDS AND EXPRESSES A RELATONSHIP WITH TIME.TIME
PRODUCES WASTE LIKE A MISUNDERSTOOD FRAGMENT OF THE CITY.THIS PROJECT START
FROM A REFLECTION ABOUT WASTE, TIME AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES. WE CAN CONSIDER IMPORTANT
ISSUE, TO IMPROVE A GEOMETRICAL CONNECTION WITH THE OLD ALCORCÓN AND THE NEW
ONE, BUT MOST OF ALL, THE PROPOSAL HELP PRESERVATION OF PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES,
BELIEVING IN A NEW FORM OF THE CITY .OLD FACTORIES SURVIVE AND COLABORATE TO
THE CREATION OF A ECONOMY SYSTEM, COUNTRY ACTIVITIES ARE NOT INCOMPATIBLES.
CITY
COUNCIL CAN RENT SOIL TO IMPROVE URBAN AGRICOLTURE. A VERY BIG AREA OF THE
PROJECT IS DESTINATED TO AGRICOLTURE; THIS VOID DEFINE THE FACTORIES AND NEW
BUILT BLOCKS LIKE A CENTRAL URBAN CORE. NEW BUILDINGS CREATE A PUBLIC VOID WITH
NEW FUNCTIONS AND A LARGE SCALE DIMENSION. THIS PLACE CAN HOST CULTURAL EVENTS
AND FOOD MARKET. IN THIS MARKET IT’S POSSIBLE TO SELL PRODUCTS OF YOUR
AGRICOLTURAL HOBBY OR WORK.


author: Federico Colella
4th Finalist project


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