THE KITE-CATCHER The name Baku is widely believed to be derived from the old Persian names of the city داب- هبوکBād-kube, meaning “Wind-pounded city”, in which bād means “wind” and kube is rooted in the verb ندیبوکkubidan, “to pound”, thus referring to a place where wind is strong and pounding.
CONCEPT The folding platform with small gap connecting to the underground station. This space performs as a temporary public space. The Islamic pattern flows over the KITE-FIELD inside square the pedestrian pavements. As a result, it emphasizes the main stage, where the pedestrians can sit down and listen to a Jazz musician performing in front of the sea. open auditorium platform of WIND open exhibition
open stage for Artists
Platform of WIND
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The covering area is 3000m2. The pedestrian pavement is about 8 meter wide. All these “carpeting” module can be mixed between the local stone and the grass.
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The slight slope and terrain lead pedestrians to a platform to face up the sea, listen the music and let the kite flying over.
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