Porto Academy Summer School 2016 :: JUN IGARASHI Studio by Porto Academy

Jun Igarashi

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TEACHING ASSISTANT Madalena Vidigal

STUDENTS An a R i ta G o m e s Fa b i o G se l l Pe d r o O l i v e i r a An n a An o u sa k i L e o B e tti n i Si l va n a d e B a r i Gabriella Galea M e g i Kh i m sh i a s h v i l i Ke te va n Va c h n a d z e J u sty n a Po p l a w sk a Sa n j a n a R a vi n d r a n Elena Miralles Jonรกs Gรณmez M a r i a Te r e sa Al b a n o Miguel Vinagre Pi e r r e R i b e i r o G i o v a n n i C a m i n a ti C r i sti n a M a r c o s M u r g a d a s M a r g a u x Sc h i r r a J u l i a n a B a r ta c h i n i G o m e s

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ENGAWA Exercise Engaw a , i n J a p a n , i s th e n a m e g i ve n to th e t y p ically p av ed w o o d e n t r ack a nd s l i d i n g d o o r s (sh õ j i ) a d d e d to th e fa c ad e, w ho s e s p ace is un d e r t h e ea ve s o f tr a d i ti o n a l J a p a n e s e h o u s e. It’s e q uiv alen t t o t h e s p ace o f t he “ ba l c o n y ” i n w e s te r n c u l tu r e. T h i s s p a c e c an b e un d e r s t o o d b o t h as t he exte n s i o n o f th e i n te r n a l fl o o r, a s th e l e n g t h o f t h e e x t er n al s p ace. I t is a tra n si ti o n a l sp a c e th a t w o r k s a s a l a y e r o f t he f acad e and cr eat es a prote c ti o n o f th e w o r m th a n d th e c o l d . T h e id eal p lace o f co mf o r t . The e x e r c i s e w a s to i n te r p r e ta te E n g a w a a s an ar ch it e ct u r al, s o cial, c ultur a l , d e s i g n i n g s o l u ti o n a n d r e c o g n i z i n g it ’s p o t e ncial and s p ace s in the c i ty. Pr o l i fe r a te th i s c o n c e p t a s a v i r u s t o make Po r t o a e v en mo r e intim a te c i ty.

Walking in Porto City

Observing comfortable space

Researching

about the meaning of comfortableness

Approaching a chosen place

1 Ana Rita Gomes Fa b io G s e l l Pe d ro O l i v e i r a A n n a An o u s a k i

2 Leo Bettini S ilv a n a d e B a r i Ga b ri e l l a G a l e a J u s t y n a Po p l a w s k a

3 K e t e v a n Va c h n a d z e Me g i K h i m s h i a s h v i l i Sanjana Ravindran E le n a M i r a l l e s

4 Jonรกs Gรณmez Maria T. Albano Miguel Vinagre Pierre Ribeiro

5 Gio v a n n i C a m i n a t i C r is t i n a M u r g a d a s Ma r g a u x Sc h i r r a J u lian a B a r t a c h i n

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OBSERVING

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RESEARCHING

Spountaneity

Freedom

Scale

Timelessness

1 Ana Rita Gomes

MEASURING MEMORIES

Mem o r y c a n l e a d u s to u n e x p e c te d p l a c e s. H o w e v er, t h er e is a s t r o n g co ntra st b e tw e e n th e c h a l l e n g e s th a t a r e e sta b lis he d b et w e en t he d is co v er y of a n e w p l a c e, a n d th e e l e m e n ts o f th a t p lace t h at ar e co mmo n t o p lace s prev i o u s l y k n o w n . To th i n k a b o u t w h a t c o m fo r t m e a n s o r w h at make s a p lace co nf o r t ab le, lea d u s to th i n k a b o u t th e q u e s ti o n o f h o w t o b alance t h es e t w o t e r ms : wha t i s p r e s e n te d a s n e w a n d w h a t i s a l r e ad y kno w n. In th i s s e n se, a n d a fte r fi n d i n g a p l a c e th a t b r ing s us b ack t h e id e a o f c om fo r t i n Po r to ’s c i ty, a te m p o r a r y i n s ta llat io n is p r o p o s ed w it h t he aim to hi g h l i g h t th e j a p a n e s e te r m w o r k e d d u r in g t h is w o r ks ho p : E ng aw a. Thus, w a s c r e a te d a p a th w a y n e a r Ar r á b i d a’s B r id g e, mad e o f lig h t an d ephe m e r a l m a te r i a l s.

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1 Fabio Gsell

JĂ&#x2030;SSICA

We ar e u n d e r th e Ar r a b i d a b r i d g e. It p r o te ct us f r o m t he s un , a g u s t o f fresh w i n d b l o w s, th e vi e w to th e se a si d e an d t o t he cit y o f Po r t o is bea uti fu l . T h e r e i s a n e w p a th i n fo r m o f a s t ee lp lat f o r m in t o t h e b eaut if ul na tu r e d i r e c tl y u n d e r th e b r i d g e. H u g e, l a y e r e d w h it e cu r t ain s le ad t o a new, v e r y h i g h a n d i m p r e ssi v s p a c e a n d c o nt r o l t he p leas an t w in d . I t is a feeli n g o f fr e e d o m a n d s a ti s fa c ti o n . I rea l l y l i k e th i s p l a c e a n d i t w i l l b e fo r e ver in my min d .

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1 Pedro Oliveira

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THE PATH

The p r o j e c t fo c u se s o n th e p a th th a t o n e mus t t ake t o leav e civ ilizat io n a nd a c h i e v e a fe e l i n g o f c o m fo r t a n d p e a c e. T he b r id g e p r o v id e s a s p o t , hidd e n fr o m m a n a n d c a r a l i k e, a n d o ffe r s a jo u r ne y t hr o u g h a lo n g s e t o f sta irs u n ti l , fi n a l l y, i t r e a c h e s th e to p a n d me et s t h e n ew p r o p o s ed s he lt e r. Insid e, a s p a c e p r o v i d i n g d i ffe r e n t s c a l e s an d a f ee ling o f d is co v e r y t h at flows fr o m o n e p l a c e to th e o th e r, e i th e r b y cr o s s in g u nd er n eat h t h e differ e n t fl o o r s o r b y c l i m b i n g th e l a d d e r s an d f e elin g t h e f r es h air t h at c om e s fr o m a b o ve. Isola ti o n , fr e e d o m a n d a s e n se o f y o u r se l f ar e t he f ee ling y o u mig h t f in d insid e.

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A COMPLEX OF BUILDINGS WITH ONE POINT OF REFERENCE

A c o m p l e x o f b u i l d i n g s i n th e c e n te r o f Po r t o cit y, w it h a co mmo n acce s s stree t, b u t n o i d e n ti ty, n o s o c i a l u s e a n d n o p o int o f r e f er en ce. T he in habita nt s d o n â&#x20AC;&#x2122;t u s e th e str e e t fo r a n y s o c i a l p u r p o s e, t he y ar e is o lat e d and restr i c te d i n d o o r s.

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T H OU GHTS AND SKETCHES Fi r st thought wa s to c re a te a fo r m o f sh e l te r fr o m th e su n o r r ain s o t h at p eo p le can s it and soci a lize outside their h o m e s. Pl a n ti n g tr e e s i n th e m i d d l e o f t he r o ad w as o ne s o lut io n b u t i t would prevent the a c ce ss o f c a r s. Si n c e th e r e i s n o o th e r a cce s s t o t h es e b u ild ing s, it w as prefera ble to find a so l u ti o n th a t w o u l d a l l o w c a r s. A fo r m o f a lig h t s had o w s y s t em t hat w ould a llow light, a ir a n d vi e w s e e m e d to b e a g o o d s o l u ti o n .

O ne of the ma in c ha ra cte r i sti c s o f th e r o a d i s i ts g r a d e. T h e mo v emen t is n o t lin ear and t his w as tra nsla ted into a zi g z a g sh a p e th a t w o u l d e n h a n c e th e u p w ar d and d o w nw ar d mo v emen t .

To avoid a ny type of po s ts d u e to w i d e o p e n i n g s, th e b e st so lu t io n w o uld b e a s ke le t o n o f st r ong suspended wires. It i s a l i g h t c o n str u c ti o n w i th h i g h e nd ur an ce. St r on g wires in c ombinati o n w i th a typ e o f fa b r i c th a t w o u l d las t s t r o n g w e at h er co nd it io n s, l i ke sa il boa tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fa bric, w o u l d c r e a te a n i n te r e sti n g v i s i o n o f s h ad o w s h ap es o n t h e p av e me nt , al l owing a t the sa me time a i r to g o th r o u g h a n d w o n â&#x20AC;&#x2122;t i n te r r u p t t h e v iew g o ing d o w n t h e r o ad .

The fina l solution, a sys te m o f s u s p e n d e d w i r e s fo l l o w i n g th e in clin at io n o f t h e r o ad co mb ine d w i t h piec es of white sa i l b o a t fa b r i c fo r p r o te c ti o n fr o m th e s un an d t h e r ain. T hr o u g h t he gaps the a ir c a n flow fre e l y a n d p e o p l e c a n h a ve vi e w o f o n e o f t h e main s t r ee t s o f t h e cit y. Thi s sha dow system c a n a l s o a l l o w p l a n ta ti o n l i k e v i n e tr e e s climb ing o n t o p o f t h e w ir e s an d i n t his wa y c rea t a n eve n m o r e b i o c l i m a ti c a r e a .

OBSERVING

SEARCHING

Adaptability Unexpected feeling and use Flexibility

Human feeling and habits Malleability of space

Human scale Nature

Intimacy Experience View

2 Leo Bettini

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2 Si l va na di Ba ri

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ABOUT HUMANS AND THEIR ABILITY TO FIND THEIR ENGAWA IN AN UNCOMFORTABLE PLACE Duri n g th e d a y th e p e o p l e m o ve a r o u n d i n t he s p ace. T he y lo o k f o r c om fo r t s p o n ta n e o u s l y a n d th e fo r m s o f th e s p ace co n t r ib u t e t o g e ne r at e a c o m fo r ta b l e d i m e n si o n . Huma n s a sp i r e to c r e a te th e i r i n d i vi d u a l E n g aw a d ep en d ing o n w he r e t he y live a n d th e d i m e n si o n th e y n e e d , th a t’s why p eo p le ar e f ee ling co mf o rta ble i n a p l a c e th a t d o e s n ’t s e e m so.

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NOT JUST IN THE BORDERS

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BEYOND THE FORM

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SIGN AS IDENTIFICATION OF ENGAWA

2 Gab riella Ga lea

COMFORT&THECITY

The s e a r c h fo r th e e n g a w a i n th e c i ty o f Po r t o le d me t o Villa S e r r alv es - in w h i c h a sm a l l , a l m o st h i d d e n , p a r t o f t he co mp le x is d is co v e r e d b y thos e w h o w a n d e r. Tu c k e d a w a y u n d e r th e main e nt r an ce t o t h e v illa lie s a sp a c e so u g h t a fte r b y w h o e ve r vi s i ts th e v illa an d it s s ur r o un d ing p ar k. The s p a c e a c ts a s a r e fu g e fr o m th e s c o r ch in g h eat o f t h e Po r t u g u es e sum m e r m o n th s; a s h e l te r fr o m th e r a i n i n t h e w int e r mo n t hs. I t p r o v id e s c om fo r t fo r w h o e v e r se e k s i t. The fo l l o w i n g i s a n a r c h i te c tu r a l a n d so c i a l an aly s is o f t he s p ace - an insp i r a ti o n fo r m o r e h u m a n -c o n s c i o u s, c o mf o r t ab le ar ch it e ct u r e. Human S cale The h u m a n s c a l e h a s b e e n u s e d th r o u g h o u t his t o r y in o r d e r t o d e s ig n spa ce s a n d b u i l d i n g s b a s e d o n m a th e m a tical p r o p o r t io ns in t h e h uman body. T h e c o n si d e r a ti o n o f su c h p r o p o r ti o n s r e s ult s in s p ace s t hat allo w us to fe e l c o m fo r ta b l e a n d a t o n e w i th n a tu r e. V iew Na tur e h a s b e e n p r o ve n to b e a h e a l i n g fo r ce - an elemen t t hat p r o v id e s physi c a l e a s e a n d r e l a x a ti o n . T h e p r e se n ce o f n at u r e in t his s p ace enha nc e s th e h u m a n e xp e r i e n c e a n d p r o vi d es a v ie w p o in t f o r all w h o cho o s e to si t. Symmetr y an d Repetition The b i l a te r a l sym m e tr y o f th e sp a c e s u b c o n s cio u s ly p r o v id es men t al eas e to th e u s e r. T h e a tte n ti o n g r a n te d b y th e a r chit ect t o s t ay aw ay f r o m d ua lism i n th e s p a c e, i s p e r h a p s, a r e fl e c ti o n o f t he t ime in w h ich t h e s p ace wa s b u i l t. D u a l i sm r e m a i n s to th i s d a y, a c o n ce p t w h ich is av o id ed b y some a r c h i te c ts. T h e d e c i si o n to c r e a te 3 n iche s o n eit he r s id e, w he r e o n e c a n si t, c r e a te s r e p ti ti o n a n d r h y th m . It i s p e r h ap s t his co ncep t t hat ad d s to th e c o m fo r t o f th e sp a c e.

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Materi als The presenc e of c olour i s o n e o f th e m o st str i k i n g e l e m e n ts in t h is l ocation. Without it, the sp a c e i s c o n c e i v e d i n a to ta l l y d i ffe r en t w ay. T he change in tone due to w e a th e r i n g a d d s to i ts n o s ta l g i c a n d m ed it at iv e at m osphere. Texture, a l th o u g h o v e r l o o k e d b y m o s t w h o e n te r t h e s p ace, i s an unc onsc ious a id to th e u se r. Fr o m th e sm o o th , v e l ve t-l i ke co r al t iles t o t he sound of the gra v e l g r i n d i n g b e n e a th y o u r fe e t to th e r o ug h s t u cco behi nd your ba c k a s yo u si t d o w n , a l l th e d i ffe r e n t m a te r i a l s co nt r ib ut e t o t he va riety of possibilitie s th a t a r e a b l e to o c c u r i n th e s p a c e.

T h e Element s O ne of the most importa n t a s p e c ts o f c o m fo r ta b l e s p a c e s i s t he ir ad ap tabi l i ty to their c ontext. T h e s h a l l o w b o d y o f w a te r d i r e c tl y i n f r o n t o f t h e space a llows for a c oo l b r e e z e to e n te r, w h i l e th e h e a t i s s i g n if icant ly l owered within the ma in a r e a i n o r d e r to c r e a te a p e r fe c t p l ace o f r ef u g e i n t he summer sea son. Wat er c ontributes to the b e a u ty o f th e p l a c e. L i g h t b o u n c e s o f f t h e r ippl i ng wa ter to c rea te re fl e c ti o n s o n th e c e i l i n g. Su n l i g h t fi l te r s t h r o ug h t h e openings to produc e a n i n ti m a te sp a c e o f r e fl e c ti o n . Obs ervat ions Dur i ng my visits to the v i l l a , i t s e e m e d a s th o u g h th e c h o s e n s p ace w as c onsta ntly being vi s i te d b y p e o p l e l o o k i n g fo r a s p a c e to s it d o w n, r ef l ec t a nd rela x before v e n tu r i n g o ff to e xp l o r e th e r e st o f the co mp le x . I nt erestingly enough, ne a r l y e ve r y p e r s o n g r a v i ta te d to w a r d s t h e co lumns t o r e st their ba c k s a ga i n st. It i s p e r h a p s a n o d to th e b e a u ty in t h e v ar iet y bet ween rec tilinea r a nd c u r v e d s u r fa c e s a n d th e i m p a c t th e y hav e o n t h e unknowing visitor.

Con cl us ion The bea uty of this spa c e i s i ts a r c h i te c tu r a l a b i l i ty to fo r e s e e t h e o ccupantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need before he o r sh e e ve n k n o w s th e y n e e d i t. A se n s it iv it y t o t h e el ements whic h direc tly l i n k u s to n a tu r e a n d th e i n fi n i te c o s mo s - s u ch as symmetr y, huma n sca l e, a n d th e v i e w o f n a tu r e - a s w e l l a s t he link t o t he extra ordina r y a bility o f h u m a n k i n d - a r c h i te c tu r e i n i ts e l f - is a s t r o n g r el ationship tha t must n o t b e o v e r l o o k e d . It i s th r o u g h th i s c o nn ect io n t h at com forta ble a rc hitec ture i s c r e a te d .

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2 Justyna Popla wsk a

SOFT HILLS

I ha v e c h o o se n a p l o t i n R i b e i r a a s m y i n t er v en t io n s p o t . C u r r en t ly t h e pla ce i s u n o r g a n i se d , h o w e v e r i t h a s b i g p o t e nt ial o v e r man y o t h er “ f o rgotte n ” p l a c e s i n Po r to - a g r e a t v i e w. T h ro ug h my p r o ject I p r o p o s e t o c rea te a v a r i e ty o f vi e w i n g p o i n ts fr o m d i f f er en t le v els f o r t he us e r. T his c ont r a s ts to th e fl a t s u r fa c e c u r r e n tl y a va i lab le. T h e co mf o r t ab le ‘ s o f t h ills ’ a llow th e u s e r to s to p a n d r e l a x . T h e s u r f ace o f t h e h ill is me mo r y f o am, a mate r i a l w h i c h a d j u st i tse l f to th e s h a p e o f t he b o d y.

RUA DE SÃ O BENTO DA V ITORI A

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RUA DE SÃO MIGUEL

SI T E V I E W - S I T E O RI E NTAT I O N

H AR D O UT S I DE SO F T I NS I DE

SITE P LAN

DI S CO V ERING THE SOFT HILLS

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SO F T HI L L S

OBSERVING

SEARCHING

Shelter

Warmth

Threshold

Light

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SEASONS

My p r o p o sa l i s to d o s o l a r h e a te d w a te r s y s t e m f o r p r o je ct ar e a. T his is ea sy w a y to a ttr a c t m o r e l o c a l s a n d m a k e t h em f ee l co mf o r t ab le. S o lar pool H e a ti n g p r o vi d e s a c o st-e ffe c ti ve a n d en v ir o n me nt ally co ns cio us w ay to ke e p yo u r p o o l w a r m a n d i n vi ti n g e v e n d ur in g t h e w int e r mo n t hs. A ls o sola r syste m c a n b e u se d fo r e n e r g y o u tp u t . Using th i s s yste m th i s p l a c e b e c o m e m o r e co f o r t ab le and us e f ull in all sea so n a n d a l s o i n a l l p a r t o f th e d a y. It i s mo s t acce p t ab le w ay t o make light a n d h e a t fr o m th e su n th a t i s h a r n e ss ed us ing a r an g e o f e v erevol v i n g te c h n o l o g i e s s u c h a s s o l a r h e a ti n g, p ho t o v o lt aics, s o lar t he r mal energ y, so l a r a r c h i te c tu r e a n d a r ti fi c i a l p h o t o s y nt h es is.

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3 M eg i Khi mshia shvili

RELAXING ZONE

The s i te i s p l a c e d i n a n o l d p a r t o f th e c i t y. I n t h e p as t , t his b u ild ing had no s p e c i a l fu n c ti o n , p e o p l e u se d i t fo r w a s h in g and s o o n. Conc e p t i s to r e n o v a te th i s s p a c e a n d c o n f e r it s o me n ew f u nct io ns. This p l a c e w o u l d b e u se d b y n e i g h b o r h o o d , w ho w an t t o r elax n ear t h eir home. The m a i n p u r p o se i n s e l e c ti n g m a te r i a l s was t o e mp has ize t he nat ur al c ha ra c te r o f a n a r e a b y u si n g m a i n l y n a tur al mat e r ials, f o r ex amp le w o o d , pla nts a n d w a te r. T h e m a i n d e ta i l I d e si g n ed is a me s h w ich is u s ed f o r rela x . It w o r k s l i k e a n i n s ta l l a ti o n w h e r e p e o p le f r o m n eig h b o r h o o d p lay toge th e r, d i s c o ve r th e o th e r n e s s s tr a n g e r s, an d s h ar e t h e jo y.

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3 Sanja na Rav indra n

PUBLIC SPACE

The u r g e to c l i m b th e r o o f w a s th e i n i ti a l int u it iv e r eco r d ing o f t h e e ng aw a spa ce. T h e w a te r ta n k i s a m u l ti fu n c ti o n a l s p ace us e d f o r w as hing, p lay a rea (p o o l ) fo r k i d s a n d o th e r a u xi l i a r y fu n ct io n s. H o w e v er t he r e is a p otenti a l to m a k e i t a v i b r a n t p u b l i c s p a c e fo r t h e co mmu nit y. Inspi r e d b y th e s te p w e l l s i n In d i a a se r i e s o f s t ep s ar e cr e at e d t h at p r o je ct out o f th e w a l l s th a t su r r o u n d th e ta n k . T he r e b y, s ug g e s t in g a w ay t o t he roof a n d u s i n g th e i t a s a s p a c e fo r r e tr e a t and co mf o r t . T he micr o climat e in th e ta n k b e l o w a n d th e sh a d e fr o m th e ab and o n ed b u ild ing s ar o u nd als o help s th e s p a c e a b o ve to a c h i e ve a se n se o f co mf o r t an d t r an f o r m in t o an infor m a l c o m m u n i ty s p a c e.

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The p r o j e c t i s p l a c e d i n V i l a n o v a d e G a i a . B et w e en t he hilly s t r e et s p eo p le c a n fi n d a n a r r o w p a s sa g e th a t l e a d s th e m t o and o ld t r ad it io n al laun d r y. Now a d a ys w e c a n s ti l l fi n d i n th i s h i d d e n p lace n eig h b o ur s w as h in g c loth e s a n d c h i l d r e n p l a yi n g i n th e w a te r. T h e p lace, s ur r o un d e d b y w alls, ma ke s p e o p l e fe e l i so l a te d fr o m th e n o i se and t he r e s t o f t h e cit y. The p r o j e c t e n h a n c e s th e s i te b y i m p r o v i n g t h e s u nlig ht t h at it r e ce iv e s. The p r o p o s a l i s to p l a c e str a te g i c a l l y s o m e r ef lect in g s u r f ace s in o n e o f the su r r o u n d i n g w a l l s. In th i s w a y, th e l i g ht can ar r iv e t o t he in t er io r o f t he old co n str u c ti o n w i th o u t h a v i n g to d o a n y in t er v en t io n o n it .

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A c o n fo r ta b l e sp a c e m u s t to b e a sp a c e fo r s t ay ? T h e cir cu lat io n s p ace can be co n fo r ta b l e ? Wh y w e r e l a te th e c o n fo r t ab le s p ace w he r e y o u d o n’ t ne ed to mo v e ? Wh a t a s p e c ts m a k e th i s s p a c e c o nf o r t ab le f o r me? - Co n fo r ta b l e Sp a c e : Wh e r e y o u r m i n d r e s t . . . . CHO ICE: O nly h av e 2 d ir e ct io s, you d o n ’t n e e d to d e c i d e w h e r e g o i n g (y o u r min d r es t ) . . . P R OTE CTIO N and CO NT RO L: e l i m i n a te 2 d i m e n si o n s w i th w a lls, o n ly n ee d t o at t e nd f r o nt and ba c k , . . y o u m i n d r e s t. IN T RO S PE C T I O N: Yo u lo s t in s id e and hav e a mo me nt t o c ons e n tr a te i n y o u r se l f, i s o l a te fr o m th e c it y an d t he chao s. SCAL E: a h uman sc a le, th e h e i g h t a n d w i d th i s e l e m e n ta l . h elp y o u ar e f e elin g hu man in s id e a plac e w i th o u t th e m .

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4 M aria Teresa A l bano

WEATHER WALL

Weath e r Wa l l i s a n e p h e m e r a l s u r fa c e t h at r ep r o d u ce s t he f ee ling s o f wa r m th d u r i n g w i n te r a n d c o o l n e s s d u r i n g s u mmer. It c re a te s a n e w d i m e n s i o n u s i n g th e p e r cep t io n o f nat ur al elemen t s. The te c n o l o g y u se d i s ta k e n fr o m th e g r e e n ho us e. Neb u l i z e r s a r e u s e d fo r th e c o o l i n g s yst e m w hile t h e w ar m s y s t e m us e s infra r e d o u td o o r r a d i a n t h e a te r s. WW i s a m o d u l e, a n a d a p ta b l e so l u ti o n th at d o es no t chang e t he s t r uct ur e of th e ty p i c a l h i sto r i c a l s te e p s tr e e ts o f Po r t o.

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4 M i guel Vina gre

A PURSUIT FOR BEAUTY A f t e r t w o days w alkin g in Porto I ’ve f ou n d some spaces where I felt a sensation of c o m fort . How e ve r, I t w as n e ve r pe rfe ct ly comfortable. I think it’s because there was a l w a ys t oo mu ch n oise an d distraction s. To avoid this feeling I sought for nature, but e v e n in city garde n s I didn ’t fe lt accomplish e d because it was made by humans. That f a c t made it loose some pu rity an d au t h e n t icity. I realized that I was looking for beauty. I k n ow it may sou n ds vain , bu t I th in k t h at w h en you’re in a beautiful place you feel c o m fort able an d you don ’t re ally n e e d mu ch more than that. I remembered Boa Nova . T h i s is th e place w h e re Franciscanos monks built a chapel. The monks are always s m a rt an d ch oose ve r y good place s. O n t h e se rocks - that are rude - I felt comfort, s t a r r in g at t h e se a. A lt h ou gh comf ort able, th is p lace is not finished. I think that all this p l a c e n e e ds is a simple stru ct u re t o prote ct an d let you contemplate the surroundings. I t ’s i m pe rative t h at th is st ru ct u re is simple. Th is simplicity is the key for no distractions.

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Casa Malaparte, Capri (1937)

Piscina de MarĂŠs de LeĂ§a da Palmeira , Port o (1966)

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T H E VIRUS to dwel l i s t o garde n

Martin Heid e gger

The e n g a w a , th e sp a c e i n b e tw e e n th e b uild in g s w it h t h e n ear b y f acad es is c h a r a c te r i z e d b y th e r e l a ti o n o f i n si d e and o u t s id e, r es u lt ing in an a ppr o p r i a ti o n o f th e p u b l i c sp a c e p r o te c te d b y t h e man y ir r e g u lar and out sh a p e d r o o fs a n d b a l c o n i e s. T h u s, th e main id ea o f my p r o p o s al is t o c rea te a k i n d o f o r g a n i c vi r u s th a t w i l l sp read t h r o ug h t h e n ar r o w s t r e et s of th e fo r m e r c i vi l p a r i sh M i r a g a i a c r e a ti n g a co mf o r t ab le at mo s p he r e ga th e r i n g a l l th e s e n se s i n d i r e c t r e l a ti o n s hip w it h t h e ar chit ect ur e o f t he c ity. T h i s o r g a n i c vi r u s i s i n s p i r e d i n th e l i t t le g ar d e ns cr e at e d b y t he lo cal popu l a ti o n a t th e p u b l i c s p a c e b r i n g i n g n at u r e t o t h e r eg ular an d r ig id cit y. Here I fe e l i n te g r a te d , b e i n g p a r t o f th e cit y s ur r o un d e d b y nat ur e.

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I deci d e d to i n te r ve n e i n Sã o L á z a r o Pa r k . I t is a p ub b lic g ar d en v er y us e d by b o th tu r i s ts a n d l o c a l s (w h o o fte n p l a y car d s ) . I lo v e t his p lace and t he only th i n g th a t c o u l d b e b e tte r i s th e fi n i s h in g o f t he p av amen t : a s an d y pa th w a l k . The g r a s s i s n o t m u c h p r e se n t th e r e, so my id e a is b as ed o n ad d ing mo r e gra s s to h a ve a b e tte r fe e l i n g. T h e fi r st i d ea w as t o d e s ig n jus t s o me “ gras s c a r p e t” , b u t i so o n r e a l i z e d th a t this w o u ld no t hav e b ee n e no ug h. I the n th o u g h t h o w to a d d m o r e c o m fo r t l i ke s o me p r iv acy and b e t t er a mb i e n ta l c o n d i ti o n . Creati n g a l o w e r l e v e l o f j u st 40 c m i t c a n p r o v id e mo r e p r iv acy w it ho ut c uttin g o u t th e su r r o u n d i n g s, th e w i n d (v e r y co mmo n in Po r t o ) can g u ar antee a n i c e b r e e z e a n d a s m a l l p o o l (s u p p l ied b y t h e b ig f o u nt ain ) can h elp to ke e p th e e n vi r o m e n t m o r e p l e a s a n t.

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The n e i g h b o u r h o o d B a i r r o d a B o u ç a , m a d e b y Á lv ar o S iza Vie ir a, h as t hr ee differ e n t sp a c e s w i th d i ffe r e n t s p e c i fi c i ti e s t h at g iv e p r o p er q ualit ie s t o e ach spa ce. Wi th th e stu d y o f th e d i s tr i c t w e c o uld s ee t h at t he main s p ace is the o n e i n th e c e n te r, w h i c h h a s th e m o s t p o t en t ial. T he ce nt r al co ur t y ar d of Bo u ç a i s m a i n l y i n c o n c r e te a n d p a ve m en t w it h s o me s p ace s w it h g r as s unde r th e sta i r s o f th e e n tr a n c e s. It’s i n th e s p ace w he r e ev e nt s and me etings a r e g i ve n . H o w e v e r th e i n h a b i ta n ts d o n o t s e em t o u s e t h is b ig co mmo n ya rd w h e n th e r e i s n o e v e n t. Thus i t sh o u l d b e i m p o r ta n t i n th i s fa m o u s n eig h b o ur ho o d t o cr e at e s o me hiera r c h y o f th e sp a c e s i n o r d e r to h e l p th e ap p r o p r iat io n an d t he u s e o f t his mine r a l c o u r tya r d . It s e e m s i n te r e s ti n g to g iv e hu man s cale t o t h e s p ace s c lose to th e e n tr a n c e s o f th e a p p a r tm e n t in o r d er t o cr e at e s o me e x t en sion s o f th e p r i va te sp a c e a n d a tr a n si ti o n in s id e/ o ut s id e. The i m a g e o f th e c o c o o n i s, i n m y o p i n i o n , t h e ab s o lu t e id e a o f t he co mf o r t , with th e fi l te r s o f th e l i g h t; th e s o ft te xtu r e o f t h e co co o n and t he lig h t ne s s. Ther e fo r e i tr i e d to r e p r o d u c e th i s i d e a in t his n eig h b o ur ho o d w it h lo ng strip e s o f fa b r i c / te x ti l , w h i c h fi l te r th e l i g ht , cr eat e a ne w s cale mo r e huma n, g i v e a tr a n s i ti o n i n s i d e / o u tsi d e a n d e nco u r ag e s p eo p le t o us e it and be c u r i o u s b y th e s e n se s. M o r e i s p r i v a te s p ace, mo r e f ilt e r e d is t he lig ht , a nd m o r e h u m a n i s th e s c a l e, m o r e i n ti m a t e is t he s p ace. To c o n c l u d e th i s p r o j e c t a i m s to n o t d amag e t he w o r k o f S iza b u t o n ly a dd l i g h t a n d e p h e m e r a l i n s ta l l a ti o n s th a t w ill imp r o v e t he co mf o r t o f t he inhab i ta n ts. T h i s a p p r o a c h b y th e s e n se s, b o t h v is ual an d t act ile, aims t o give a h u m a n sc a l e to th i s h u g e a n d d e se rt s p ace an d h elp p eo p le t o cr eat e a tran s i ti o n i n s e d / o u ts i d e, to a p p r o p r i a te t he s p ace an d d e s ig n t he ir o w n c onf o r t z o n e.

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