Housing/Market Vicenza, Veneto, Italy 2003 Quilian Riano Portfolio
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the political landscape:
In 2003 the government of Vicenza, Italy made an anti-loitering ordinance, so that immigrants would not be able to sit or stand for too long in the park in front of the local train station. Although Immigration the geographical landscape and the larger texture. is key for the survival of a nation with The site is in an area that is the unofficial gate to the city. The trainthe lowest birth rate in Europe, culture station is located on the north, and Corso Palladio (the main street of Vicenza) is to the south. The topography of the site is influenced by has not begun to accept the immiMount Berico, a large mountain directly behind the train-station. grants as part of the Italian texture.
the commercial landscape:
In this new millennium commerce has began to take over as the single most important human activity. Brands are shaping our world, the extension of their power is felt in all aspects of life, as we are constantly bombarded by their messages through billboards and TV and radio announcements. The main organizing feature in public/commercial space are billboards and signs. Buildings are mere formalities as the most important logics are those outside of the building announcing what can be bought.
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Symbiotic relationships: The project is for three temporary housing structures in the park directly
across from the train station. This housing would allow immigrants to have an affordable first home, and provide jobs. To provide the inhabitants with jobs, the housing units are combined with commercial space, and a large public space. The structures rise from the landscape created by Mount Berico. The houses for each family would be sponsored by different companies, who in turn are allowed to advertise on the house. This public space merges commercial, political, and topographical landscapes, while beginning to weave the immigrant into the Italian cultural web
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GROUND PLAN KEY: 1. RAMP 2. HOUSING CORRIDOR 3. HOUSES 4. SHOPPING CORRIDOR 5. SHOPPING SPACE
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