WING IT! II EXERCISE - FLYING BUTTRESS

As in the previous task, the staircase, supported by cables, was designed to get people on the city wall. However, in this case, the space under the stairways was liberated from the columns to minimize the footprint of the structure on the land plot and preserve the potential of the territory as a public space. The idea of crossing two axes to give visitors a sense of choice of the climbing way and the inner courtyards’ element came from a previous project. A large pillar is fixed to the ground to hold the structure with cables. This big pillar is designed and structurally wise the stable core that gives the rest of the structure the possibility to fly. It is almost a flying buttress that is being held instead of holding. The connection to the wall remains subtle.