CASAPLATFORM @ VENEZIA 2021
EXHIBITION DESIGN CONCEPT BY SET ARCHITECTS
The Casa Platform exhibition project, designed for the Scuola Grande nostra Signora della Misericordia in Venice, is inspired by the ephemeral structures designed by Franco Albini in the 1950s and reinterpreted in a contemporary key through a critical reading. The entire project is based on the use of two elements: A modular metal frame structure and a system of white sheets on which the projects to be exhibited are printed. The idea is to insert a light and ethereal object inside a historic building with a strong architectural identity. The height of the installation reflects the height of the base of the pre-existing columns, creating a direct relationship with the context, between the heaviness of the stone and the lightness of the structure. In order to ensure the internal circulation of the building, the installation creates interruptions at the stairwells and escape routes through the use of suspended structures that ensures the unity of the architectural object. The key theme of the project is seriality. The large number of projects to be exhibited is emphasized by the serial repetition of the elements with a rhythm capable of bringing the installation into an abstract dimension. The positioning of the installation in the center of the two side spans allows the display of the projects on both fronts generating a fluid and dynamic circulation.
CASAPLATFORM VENEZIA EXHIBITION DESIGN PROJECT
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