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WEISS/MANFREDI

WEISS/MANFREDI

Manifesto Architettonico

M arion W eis s e M ic hael A . M anfred i s ono c o-fond at ori d i W EISS/M A NFREDI, s t ud io m ult id is c ip linare d i arc hit et t ura c on s ed e a New York. Lo s t ud io è not o p er la s ua c ap ac it àdi int rec c iare t ra loro arc hit et t ura,art e,infras t rut t ure e p aes ag g io.

I loro p rog et t i s ono s t at i p res ent at i alla B iennale A rc hit et t ura d i Venezia 20 1 8,d al t it olo FREESPACE; t ra q ues t i fig urano l’Oly m p ic Sc ulp t ure P ark,il B rookly n B ot anic Gard en’ s Vis it or C ent er,ilP enn’ s C ent er for Nanot ec hnolog y,ilB arnard ’ s Diana C ent er,il Tat a Innovat ion C ent er d el C ornell Tec h e l’Hunt er’ s P ointSout h W at erfrontP ark nel Q ueens . Tra i loro lavori p iù rec ent it roviam o la U.S. Em b as s y a Nuova Delhi,Ind ia,il Ts ai C ent er for Innovat ive Thinking alla Yale Univers it y,e l’es p ans ione d elm us eo p er ilC am p us A rt is a Nap les .

M arion W eis s and M ic hael A . M anfred iare t he c o-found ers of W EISS/M A NFREDI,a m ult id is c ip linary d es ig n p rac t ic e b as ed in New York C it y know n for t he d y nam ic int eg rat ion ofarc hit ec t ure, art ,infras t ruc t ure,and land s c ap e. The firm ’ s m ult id is c ip linary w ork w as feat ured in t he 20 1 8 Venic e A rc hit ec t ure B iennale, FREESPACE,and inc lud es aw ard -w inning p rojec t s s uc h as t he Oly m p ic Sc ulp t ure P ark,B rookly n B ot anic Gard en’ s Vis it or C ent er,P enn’ s C ent er for Nanot ec hnolog y,B arnard ’ s Diana C ent er,t he Tat a Innovat ion C ent er atC ornellTec h,and Hunt er’ s P ointSout h W at erfrontP ark in Q ueens . C urrentp rojec t s inc lud e t he U.S. Em b as s y in New Delhi,Ind ia,t he Ts ai C ent er for Innovat ive Thinking atYale,and a m us eum exp ans ion for t he A rt is — Nap les C ult uralC am p us .

M arion ha c ons eg uit o il M as t er in A rc hit et t ura p res s o la Yale Univers it y e al m om ent o è Graham C hair P rofes s or of A rc hit ec t ure alla Sc hool of Des ig n d ell’Univers it à d ella P enns y lvania. M ic hael ha c ons eg uit o il M as t er in A rc hit et t ura alla C ornell Univers it y ed è Senior C rit ic alla Grad uat e Sc hool of Des ig n d ella Harvard Univers it y. A llo s t ud io s ono s t at i ric onos c iut i d ivers i p rem i c om e il C oop er Hew it tSm it hs onian Nat ional Des ig n A w ard for A rc hit ec t ure,l’A c ad em y A w ard for A rc hit ec t ure ind et t o d all’A m eric an A c ad em y ofA rt s and Let t ers , l’A rc hit ec t ural Leag ue’ s Em erg ing Voic es A w ard ,la New York A IA Gold M ed al,la Tau Sig m a Delt a Gold M ed al e l’Harvard ’ s Int ernat ional VR Green P rize in Urb an Des ig n. I p rog et t id i W EISS/M A NFREDIs ono s t at i es p os t i al M oM A ,alla B iennale d iA rc hit et t ura d iVenezia,al Louvre e al Gug g enheim . M arion e M ic hael s ono m em b rid ell’A m eric an Ins t it ut e of A rc hit ec t s e d ella Nat ional A c ad em y. Ent ram b i inolt re hanno ins eg nat o ad Harvard ,P enn,C ornell,P rinc et on e a Yale in q ualit à d i Eero Saarinen Vis it ing P rofes s ors .

W eis s rec eived her M as t er ofA rc hit ec t ure atYale Univers it y and is c urrent ly t he Graham C hair P rofes s or of A rc hit ec t ure att he Univers it y ofP enns y lvania’ s Sc hoolofDes ig n. M anfred irec eived his M as t er of A rc hit ec t ure atC ornellUnivers it y and is a Senior Des ig n C rit ic atHarvard Univers it y ’ s Grad uat e Sc hoolofDes ig n.

W EISS/M A NFREDI has b een rec og nized w it h t he C oop er Hew it tSm it hs onian Nat ionalDes ig n A w ard for A rc hit ec t ure,t he A c ad em y A w ard for A rc hit ec t ure from t he A m eric an A c ad em y of A rt s and Let t ers ,t he A rc hit ec t uralLeag ue’ s Em erg ing Voic es A w ard ,t he New York A IA Gold M ed al,t he Tau Sig m a Delt a Gold M ed al,and Harvard ’ s Int ernat ional VR Green P rize in Urb an Des ig n. Their w ork has b een exhib it ed att he M us eum of M od ern A rt ,t he Venic e A rc hit ec t ure B iennale,t he Louvre,and t he Gug g enheim M us eum . B ot h W eis s and M anfred iare fellow s of t he A m eric an Ins t it ut e of A rc hit ec t s and Nat ional A c ad em y ind uc t ees ,and have t aug hts t ud ios atHarvard ,P enn,C ornell, P rinc et on,and Yale Univers it y as t he Eero Saarinen Vis it ing P rofes s ors .

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di Marion Weiss e Michael Manfredi

Sec ond o noifare arc hit et t ura s ig nific a rid efinire il rap p ort o t ra arc hit et t ura e m ond o c os t ruit o. Le d ifferenze d is c ip linaris em p re p iù m arc at e t ra arc hit et t ura,art e,ec olog ia,arc hit et t ura d el p aes ag g io,ing eg neria e p ianific azione urb ana releg ano in un ruolo m arg inale lo s t at us d ella p rog et t azione arc hit et t onic a, lim it and o la p os s ib ilit à d i c reare nuovi arc het ip i p er c ont es t i c ont em p oranei.

La nos t ra c ollab orazione nas c e d al d es id erio d i m et t ere in d is c us s ione q ues t a vis ione lim it at a. Ric erc hiam o nuove op p ort unit à p er p ot erc i es p rim ere, s ia in t erm ini fis ic i s ia d is c ip linari,in un am b it o p iù am p io.

La p rees is t enza è p er noiuna c ond izione arc hit et t onic a c he s i ap re a m olt e p os s ib ilit à c reat ive. P ort are nuove id ee s ull’es is t ent e p uò aiut are a m et t ere a fuoc o l’invis ib ile c reand o op p ort unit à p er nuove invenzioni,t ras form azionie ut ilizzi.

P rog et t iam o p er m et t ere in c hiaro l’id ent it à fis ic a e c ult urale d i og ni lavoro,c og liend o l’op p ort unit à p er int eg rare d ivers e d is c ip line e ut ilizzare m et od olog ie alt ernat ive al fine d i c reare d eg liam b ient ib en rag ionat i. M ovim ent o,luc e e m at eria,p art i at t ive nelm od ellare l’arc hit et t ura,ne s ot t olineano la p erc ezione e l’es p erienza.

Q ues t e c onvinzioni hanno fort em ent e influenzat o il nos t ro d es ig n. Og ni p rog et t o,a p res c ind ere d alla s c ala,è un luog o fert ile d ove p ot er t es t are la p ort at a d iuna d efinizione p iù am p ia d ell’arc hit et t ura,fig urand os iuna p rat ic a c rit ic a c om e s t rum ent o at t ivo nella d efinizione d ella c ult ura c ont em p oranea.

Architects Statement

by Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi

For us t he t errit ory of arc hit ec t ure s hould c onc ern it s elf w it h t he w hole of t he b uilt environm ent . Heig ht ened d is c ip linary d is t inc t ions b et w een arc hit ec t ure, art , ec olog y, land s c ap e arc hit ec t ure,eng ineering ,and urb an p lanning m arg inalize t he st at us oft he arc hit ec t uralp rojec t ,p rec lud ing new p arad ig m s for c ont em p orary s et t ing s .

Our c ollab orat ion w as init iat ed b y a d es ire t o q ues t ion s uc h a lim it ed view . Ins t ead ,w e s earc h for op p ort unit ies t o c ons id er, b ot h in p hy s ic al and d is c ip linary t erm s ,a larg er t errit ory for exp res s ion.

W e reg ard t he exis t ing s it e as an arc hit ec t uralc ond it ion alread y ric h in p os s ib ilit ies . Sup erim p os ing new p rog ram s on a s it e c an b ring int o foc us t hatw hic h is uns een,c reat ing op p ort unit ies for invent ion,t rans form at ion and us e.

W e d es ig n t o c larify t he p hy s ic al and c ult ural id ent it y of eac h p rojec t ,op p ort unis t ic ally int eg rat ing m ult ip le d is c ip lines and alt ernat ive m et hod olog ies t o c reat e m eaning ful s et t ing s .

M ovem ent , lig ht and m at erialit y heig ht en p erc ep t ion and exp erienc e and are envis ioned as ac t ive p art ic ip ant s in s hap ing arc hit ec t ure.

Thes e c onvic t ions have b een im p ort antp rovoc at ions in t he d es ig n of our w ork. Eac h p rojec t ,reg ard les s of s c ale,is a fert ile s it et ot es tt he c ap ac it y of a b road er d efinit ion of d es ig n, envis ioning a c rit ic al p rac t ic e t hatis an ac t ive ins t rum entin s hap ing c ont em p orary c ult ure.

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Seat t le,W A ,USA |20 0 7

B enefic iand o d i una p os izione g eog rafic a s t rat eg ic a, im p rezios it a d a b ellezze nat uraliq ualiilM ont e Rainier,lo St ret t o d iP ug ete le Oly m p ic M ount ains ,Seat t le s iè afferm at a c om e nod o c om m erc iale fond am ent ale e uno d eip ort ip iù im p ort ant i d elNord A m eric a. La s ua s t oria ind us t riale s em b ra p erò averne offus c at o il leg am e c on il c ont es t o nat urale e neg li anni lo s vilup p o urb ano e infras t rut t urale non ha s ap ut o es alt arne ip unt i d iforza.

L’ Oly m p ic Sc ulp t ure P ark,ap ert o s u iniziat iva d el Seat t le A rt M us eum ,int end e rivit alizzare e valorizzare il w at erfrontd ella c it t à,p rop onend o anc he un nuovo t ip o d i ap p roc c io all’art e: p ort arla fuorid aim us eie rend erla p art e int eg rant e d ella vit ae d eg lis p azip ub b lic i.

Ils it o s c elt o p er ilc onc ors o d ip rog et t azione int ernazionale d el 20 0 1 ins is t e su t re p arc elle d i t erreno s it uat e t ra Dow nt ow n Seat t le e Elliot B ay, s ep arat e d a un’ art eria s t rad ale e d a linee ferroviarie. Il p arc o s frut t a il d is livello d alla c it t à alla linea c os t iera d ic irc a 1 2 m et ri,ric ong iung end o it re lot t id is t int ic on una p iat t aform a verd e a form a d iZ c he c os t it uis c e una nuova infras t rut t ura p ed onale. Ilp arc o int erc et t a e s is ovrap p one alle art erie d i t raffic o c on p ont i e p as s erelle rip ris t inand o l’unit à orig inaria e ric ong iung end o la t op og rafia nat urale.

In c im a al p arc o un p ad ig lione in vet ro,c alc es t ruzzo a vis t a e ac c iaio s em b ra em erg ere d al t erreno, ad eg uand os i alla m orfolog ia irreg olare d el s uolo; os p it a m os t re t em p oranee, s eg nand o al c ont em p o l’inizio d el p erc ors o all’ap ert o: una p as s eg g iat at ra le s c ult ure c he p rop one un’ es p erienza d ell’art e d inam ic a e im m ers iva p erm et t end o d ig od ere d is c orc is em p re nuovi s ul p anoram a c irc os t ant e. L’ Oly m p ic Sc ulp t ure P ark rip ens a ilt ip ic o p arc o d is c ult ure s t ab ilend o uno s t ret t o d ialog o t ra p aes ag g io nat urale e p aes ag g io urb ano.

Walking among sculptures B enefit ing from a s t rat eg ic g eog rap hic al p os it ion and t he nat ural b eaut y of M ount Rainier, P ug et Sound and t he Oly m p ic M ount ains ,Seat t le is a vit al t rad ing hub and one of Nort h A m eric a’ s m os t im p ort ant p ort s . It s ind us t rial his t ory s eem ed t o have s om ew hatovers had ow ed it s links w it h t he nat ural environm ent . Over t he y ears ,urb an and infras t ruc t ure d evelop m entfailed t o m ake t he m os tof t hes e as s et s.

The b rainc hild oft he Seat t le A rtM us eum ,t he Oly m p ic Sc ulp t ure P ark, w as c onc eived t o revit alize and enhanc e t he c it y’s w at erfront ,es p ous ing a new kind of ap p roac h t o artt hatb ring s artoutof t he m us eum t o m ake itan int eg ralp artof p ub lic life and p ub lic s p ac es .

The s it e c hos en for t he 20 0 1 int ernat ional d es ig n c om p et it ion w as an ind us t rial b row nfield c overing t hree lot s b et w een Dow nt ow n Seat t le and ElliotB ay,s ep arat ed b y a road w ay and railw ay lines . The p ark leverag es t he alm os t1 2 m heig ht d ifferenc e b et w een t he t ow n and t he c oas t line, linking t he t hree d is t inc t lot s via a g reen Z-s hap ed p lat form of b rand -new p ed es t rian w alkw ay s . The p ark int erc ep t s and overlay s road w ay s ,b rid g es and w alkw ay s ,res t oring t he p lot s’ orig inalunit y and linking up t he nat uralt op og rap hy.

A g las s ,exp os ed c onc ret e and s t eelp avilion s eem s t o em erg e from t he g round att he hig hes tp ointof t he p ark,fit t ing int ot he irreg ular lie oft he land . A s w ellas hos t ing t em p orary exhib it ions , itm arks t he s t artof t he op en-air rout e am ong s c ulp t ures t hat offers a d y nam ic and im m ers ive exp erienc e of art ,g rant ing vis it ors ever-c hang ing view s over t he s urround ing p anoram a.

The Oly m p ic Sc ulp t ure P ark reinvent s t he t rad it ional s c ulp t ure p ark c onc ep tb y es t ab lis hing a c los e d ialog ue b et w een t he nat uralland s c ap e and t he c it y s c ap e.

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Barnard College Diana Center New York,NY,USA |20 1 0

Un centro innovativo per un campus storico Fond at o nel 1 889 il B arnard C olleg e è una t ra le is t it uzioni univers it arie fem m inili p iù ant ic he e p res t ig ios e d eg li St at i Unit i. Il s uo c am p us ,c om p res s o nel d ens o t es s ut o urb ano c he c arat t erizza M orning s id e Heig ht s ,nell’Up p er W es tSid e d iM anhat t an,s ic om p one d id ifferent ied ific ip rinc ip alm ent e in m at t onic he s is vilup p ano at t orno a uno s p azio ap ert o c ent rale, ilLehm an Law n.

Il p rog et t o d i W EISS/M A NFREDI p er il Diana C ent er va a s os t it uire un p rec ed ent e ed ific io d eg li anni Ses s ant a: un’ arc hit et t ura b rut alis t a c he d is c onnet t eva l’is t it uzione d al res t o d ella c it t à,c onfinand ola in una s ort a d i “is olam ent o” p rot et t o. Il nuovo Diana C ent er invert e q ues t at end enza: p ur ric hiam and o lo s t ile d elle p rec ed ent ic os t ruzionid el c am p us il nuovo ed ific io rid efinis c e la relazione c on il q uart iere e c on la C olum b ia Univers it y s it uat a d ifront e,d all’alt ro lat o d iB road w ay, a c uiilB arnard è affiliat o.

L’ ed ific io s ic om p one d is eilivellifuorit erra s c avat id iag onalm ent e d a uno ”s vuot am ent o” int erno c he,at t ravers and o una s ala let t ura, una m ens a, una g alleria e una c affet t eria, p ort a p aes ag g io e luc e nat urale all’int erno d ella s t rut t ura. Q ues t o t ag lio unis c e vis ualm ent e e id ealm ent e il g iard ino s ul rooft op d ell’ed ific io alLehm an Law n c on ils uo nuc leo s t oric o,and and o a c reare un c ont inuum t ra int erno ed es t erno. Il c olleg am ent o è ult eriorm ent e favorit o d alla rim ozione d ella s c alinat a c he p rec ed ent em ent e s up erava ils alt o d iq uot a d i4 m et ri,s os t it uit a d a una s erie d i t errazzam ent i c he m od ellano d olc em ent e il d is livello: c iò c he p rim a c os t it uiva un os t ac olo alle int erazioni s oc ialiè s t at ot ras form at o in un p unt o d iinc ont ro e c ond ivis ione all’ap ert o. Infine l’involuc ro d ell’ed ific io,c om p let am ent e vet rat o, p res ent a una s erig rafia c on un g rad ient e d it int e,t ras p arenze e op ac it à c he evoc a la p alet t e d ic olorid eg lied ific is t oric iad iac ent i.

Ilp rog et t o inc lud e lab orat orid iarc hit et t ura e p it t ura,uno s p azio p er p erform anc e c on 5 0 0 p os t i,un t eat ro s p erim ent ale,una s ala let t ura c ent rale,aule p er lezionie s em inarie una g alleria es p os it iva.

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A groundbreaking facility for this historic campus Found ed in 1 889,B arnard C olleg e is one of t he long es t es t ab lis hed all-w om en c olleg es in t he Unit ed St at es . Hem m ed in b y t he d ens e urb an fab ric of M orning s id e Heig ht s on M anhat t an’ s Up p er W es tSid e,t he c am p us s p ans a num b er of d ifferentb uild ing s ,m os tof w hic h are b ric k c ons t ruc t ions , arrang ed around an op en c ent ralarea know n as Lehm an Law n.

The W EISS/M A NFREDId es ig n for t he Diana C ent er rep lac ed t he p revious 1 96 0 s b uild ing ,an exam p le ofb rut alis tarc hit ec t ure t hatd et ac hed t he ins t it ut ion from t he res tof t he c it y,hem m ing itint o a s ortof p rot ec t ed “is olat ion”. The new Diana C ent er has revers ed t his p roc es s . W hile evoking t he s t y le of t he c am p us ’ s old er b uild ing s ,t he new b uild ing red efines t he relat ions hip w it h t he loc alarea and w it h C olum b ia Univers it y,w it h w hic h B arnard is affiliat ed ,loc at ed on t he far s id e of B road w ay.

The b uild ing s p ans s ix levels ab ove g round ,d ug d iag onally out from an int ernal“hollow ” w hic h,w it h it s read ing room ,c ant een, g allery and c afet eria,b ring t he land s c ap e and nat urallig htrig ht int ot he s t ruc t ure’ s int erior. This ins ertvis ually and c onc ep t ually unit es t he b uild ing ’ s rooft op g ard en w it h Lehm an Law n and t he univers it y ’ s his t oric c ore,c reat ing a c ont inuum b et w een int erior and ext erior. The link has b een furt her s t reng t hened b y rem oval of t he s t airw ay t hatonc e s p anned t he 4 m heig ht d ifferenc e. Rep lac ed w it h a s uc c es s ion of t errac es t hatg ent ly m old t he heig ht d ifferenc e, w hat w as b efore an ob s t ac le t o s oc ial int erac t ion has b een t rans form ed int o an out d oor venue for m eet ing and s haring . To c onc lud e,t he b uild ing ’ s fully -g lazed envelop e inc lud es a s c reen p rintw it h a g rad ientof hues ,t rans p arenc ies and op ac it ies t hatevoke t he p alet t e of c olors of ad jac enthis t oric b uild ing s . The d es ig n inc orp orat es arc hit ec t uraland p aint ing w orks hop s ,a 5 0 0 -s eatp erform anc e area, an exp erim ent al t heat er, a c ent ral read ing room , c las s room s for les s ons and s em inars ,and an exhib it ion g allery.

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Sc hizzo c he m os t ra lo s vuot am ent o d eivolum i Sket c h s how ing how t he volum es are hollow ed out

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center New York,NY,USA |20 1 2

Un continuum tra architettura e paesaggio Il B rookly n B ot anic Gard en fu inaug urat o nel 1 91 0 . Il p rog et t o d eifrat elliOlm s t ed ,fam os ip aes ag g is t i,p reved eva all’int erno d i q uas i21 et t ariuna s erie d ip ic c olig iard init ra c uiil Jap anes e Gard en,la C herry Es p lanad e e il C ranford Ros e Gard en: una vera oas id ip ac e nelc uore d iB rookly n.

Su W as hing t on A venue,c om e filt ro e int erfac c ia t ra la c it t àe il g iard ino,s org e il nuovo Vis it or C ent er,p unt o d i riferim ent o p er c hi vi arriva. Os p it a olt re allo s p azio d ’ orient am ent o un b ooks hop ,una c affet t eria,una g alleria es p os it iva e una s ala event i. C onc ep it o p er ac c om p ag nare g rad ualm ent e ilvis it at ore d alla frenes ia d ella c it t à alla c alm a d eig iard ini,int end e ric reare s p azi d i s c op ert a e d is t up ore. La s ua form a,una s ort a di s erp ent ina s inuos a lung a 1 4 6 m et ri,s eg ue l’and am ent o d ei s ent ieric he at t ravers ano ig iard ini. La s t rut t ura,c om p os t ada d ue volum iunit id a un p as s ag g io c op ert o c olleg at o aip erc ors i all’ap ert o,alt ernat ivam ent e s ifond e c on la m orfolog ia d elt erreno o ne em erg e c on c orp ic urvat ivet rat i. A t t orno al c ent ro s ono st at ip iant at ic irc a 6 0 m ila nuoviarb us t it ra c uic ilieg i,m ag nolie, vib urni,ros e. Un t et t o verd e c op re una p orzione d ella c op ert ura: c om e ilg iard ino anc he ilc ent ro c am b ia c on le s t ag ionie s ievolve nelt em p o,os p it and o una s ort a d ilab orat orio d is p erim ent azione p er t es t are una vas t a g am m a d is p ec ie veg et ali.

C ert ific at a LEED Gold ,la s t rut t ura è d ot at a d ivet ris int erizzat i c he filt rano i rag g i s olari m inim izzand o il s urris c ald am ent o e ot t im izzand o l’illum inazione nat urale. Il t et t o g iard ino e il ris c ald am ent o g eot erm ic o c ont rib uis c ono all’effic ienza d ell’ed ific io.

IlC ent ro Vis it at oririd efinis c e le relazionifis ic he e filos ofic he t ra il vis it at ore e ilg iard ino,s t ab ilend o relazioniined it et ra p aes ag g io es t rut t ura,t ra s p azio e m ovim ent o.

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A continuum of architecture and landscape The B rookly n B ot anic Gard en firs top ened in 1 91 0 . Des ig ned by t he Olm s t ed B rot hers ,fam ous land s c ap e arc hit ec t s ,t heir p rojec tc ons is t ed of a s eries of s m all g ard ens s p read over an area of alm os t21 hec t ares ,inc lud ing a Jap anes e Gard en, C herry Es p lanad e and t he C ranford Ros e Gard en. Ever s inc e, ithas b een a verit ab le oas is of p eac e in t he heartof B rookly n.

Loc at ed on W as hing t on A venue,t he new Vis it or C ent er is t he referenc e p ointfor p eop le as t hey arrive,and s erves as an int erfac e b et w een t he c it y and t he g ard en. A s w ell as an area for orient at ion,itfeat ures a g ard en g ifts hop ,c afe,exhib it ion g allery and event s hall. C onc eived t o g ent ly ac c om p any vis it ors from t he frenzied c it y t ot he c alm of t he g ard ens ,t he und erly ing id ea is t o c reat e s p ac es for d is c overy and aw e. A 1 4 6 m long s inuous zig zag ,it s s hap e follow s t he lay outof t he p at hs t hat run t hroug h t he g ard ens . C ons is t ing of t w o volum es joined b y a c overed p as s ag ew ay offering ac c es s t o t he out d oor p at hs , t he s t ruc t ure alt ernat ely b lend s in w it h t he m orp holog y of t he land and s t and s outw it h g lazed ,c urved ed ific es . Som e 6 0 , 000 new t rees and s hrub s w ere p lant ed around t he c ent er,inc lud ing c herry t rees ,m ag nolias ,vib urnum and ros es . P artof t he roof is it s elfg reen:like t he g ard en,t he c ent er c hang es w it ht he s eas on and evolves as t im e p as s es ,hos t ing a kind ofexp erim entlab for t es t ing a w id e rang e of p lants p ec ies .

LEED Gold -c ert ified ,t he s t ruc t ure is fit t ed w it h frit t ed g las s p anes t hatfilt er outs unray s ,m inim izing heat g ain and op t im izing t he nat ural lig ht ing . The g ard en roof and g eot herm al heat ing c ont rib ut et ot he b uild ing ’ s effic ienc y.

The Vis it or C ent er red efines t he p hy s ic al and p hilos op hic al relat ions b et w een vis it or and g ard en,es t ab lis hing b rand -new relat ions hip s b et w een t he land s c ap e and t he s t ruc t ure t hroug h s p ac e and m ovem ent .

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Sc hizzo d is t ud io d eip erc ors iat t orno alc ent ro St ud y s ket c h for rout es around t he c ent er

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Campus Novartis Eas tHanover,NJ ,USA

Promuovere l’architettura contemporanea Novart is è un’ aziend a c he s i d is t ing ue p er l’im p eg no nel p rom uovere l’arc hit et t ura c ont em p oranea,as s oc iand o il s uo nom e a q uello d ialc unit ra ip iù c eleb riarc hit et t ia livello m ond iale.

P er l’es p ans ione d el c am p us d iEas tHanover,ha c onferm at o il s uo ruolo d i “m ec enat e d ell’arc hit et t ura”,c oinvolg end o g li arc hit et t i W EISS/M A NFREDI,Rafael Viñoly,Fum ihiko M aki e Vit t orio M ag nag o Lam p ug nani.

A ll’int erno d el m as t erp lan a firm a Lam p ug nani, lo s t ud io W EISS/M A NFREDIha c urat o la p rog et t azione d ella rec ep t ion p er l’ac c og lienza d eivis it at orie d iun ed ific io p er uffic i.

Novartis Oncology Building 2012

L’ ed ific io p er uffic is ic om p one d ic inq ue p ianiint erc onnes s id a una s eq uenza d is p azid ic arat t ere p ub b lic o org anizzat iat t orno a una s p irale as c end ent e c he at t ira e ind irizza iflus s ialp rop rio int erno. C ont ras s eg nat i d a finit ure in leg no e vet ro low-iron, s eg nano un p erc ors o alt ernat ivo a q uello d eg lis p azid ilavoro, p rom uovend o la vit a p ub b lic a d ell’am b ient e.

Glies t ernip res ent ano un involuc ro vet rat o s eg nat o d a fas c e in allum inio inc linat e e as im m et ric he alt ernat e a vet ric on finit ura ac id at a e s erig rafat a c he riflet t ono ilc ont es t o c irc os t ant e.

Visitors Reception 2013

Sit uat o lung o ilp erim et ro d elc am p us ,l’ed ific io p er l’ac c og lienza d eivis it at oris ic onfig ura in p iant a c om e un p arallelog ram m a d al q uale s id ip art ono,d a vert ic iop p os t i,d ue p rolung am ent ic he vanno a form are ilm uro d ic onfine. Sovras t at a d a una ric erc at a c op ert ura a d op p ia fald a d all’and am ent o ad ala s p ezzat a,la c os t ruzione em erg e d als uolo c on un leg g ero c orp o t ras p arent e in vet ro s t rut t urale,c op ert o p arzialm ent e s uip ros p et t ies te oves t d allivello d els uolo c he s iinnalza c on leg g erip end ii. La s t rat eg ia, volt a a rid urre ic ons um ienerg et ic i,ha c ont rib uit o all’ot t enim ent o d ella c ert ific azione LEED Gold olt re ad alt riac c org im ent iq uali l’ad ozione d ivet rib as s o em is s ivie l’ins t allazione d iuna p ens ilina s olare p er l’ac c um ulazione d ienerg ia nelp arc heg g io ant is t ant e ilc ent ro.

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Promoting contemporary architecture Novart is is a c orp orat ion t hats t and s outfor it s c om m it m ent t o p rom ot ing c ont em p orary arc hit ec t ure. The c om p any has as s oc iat ed it s nam e w it h s om e of t he w orld ’ s t op arc hit ec t s.

For t he exp ans ion of it s Eas tHanover c am p us ,Novart is onc e ag ain b ec am e a “p at ron of arc hit ec t ure”,invit ing arc hit ec t s W EISS/M A NFREDI,Rafael Viñoly,Fum ihiko M aki and Vit t orio M ag nag o Lam p ug nanit o w ork on t he p rojec t .

W it hin t he Lam p ug nanim as t erp lan,W EISS/M A NFREDIp rac t ic e w as res p ons ib le for d es ig ning Vis it or Rec ep t ion and an offic e b uild ing .

Novartis Oncology Building 2012

This five-floor offic e b uild ing is int erc onnec t ed w it h a s eq uenc e of p ub lic s p ac es around an as c end ing s p iral t hatat t rac t s and g uid es int ernal flow s . Feat uring w ood en and low -iron g las s finis hes ,t hes e floors offer alt ernat ive rout es t o t he w orking s p ac es ,enc ourag ing p ub lic life att he loc at ion.

The ext erior g lazed envelop e is c harac t erized b y inc lined , as y m m et ric reflec t ive ac id -et c hed s t rip s frit t ed g lazing t hat reflec t s t he s urround ing s .

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Loc at ed along t he c am p us p erim et er,t he vis it or rec ep t ion b uild ing follow s a p arallelog ram -s hap ed p lan. Tw o ext ens ions lead outfrom t his s hap e t o form t he b ound ary w all. C row ned w it h an eleg antd oub le-p it c hed roof in a b roken-w ing c onfig urat ion, t he c ons t ruc t ion ris es as a lig ht w eig htt rans p arentc orp us of st ruc t ural g las s ; over t he eas t ern and w es t ern elevat ions ,itis p art ially c overed from g round level in a g ent ly up w ard -s lop ing c onfig urat ion. C onc eived w it h red uc ed energ y c ons um p t ion in m ind ,t his s t rat eg y m ad e itp os s ib le t o ob t ain LEED Gold c ert ific at ion,t hanks in p artt o relianc e on low em is s ions g lazing and t he ins t allat ion of a s olar c arp ortt o g enerat e energ y in t he c ar p ark in frontof t he c ent er.

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Sc hizzo c he m os t ra ilp erc ors o d eg li s p azip ub b lic iall’int erno d ell’ed ific io Sket c h s how ing p ub lic s p ac e rout es w it hin t he b uild ing

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Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology P hilad elp hia,P A ,USA |20 1 3

Una vetrina per le scienze C olloc at o nell’ang olo nord -orient ale d el c am p us d ella Univers it y of P enns y lvania a P hilad elp hia,ilc ent ro d ed ic at o alle nanot ec nolog ie rap p res ent a la p ort a d i ac c es s o all’univers it à e un filt ro t ra la c it t à e il m ond o ac c ad em ic o. P hilad elp hia ha una c ons uet ud ine ed ilizia c he p rivileg ia ed ific is vilup p at iat t orno a c ort ili int erni: anc he il Sing h C ent er rip rend e t ale t rad izione reint erp ret and ola in m od o d inam ic o. Lo s p azio all’ap ert o d ivent a infat t iilc uore d ell’is t it uzione,at t orno a c uis ono d is p os t i t ut t i i lab orat ori vis ib ili d all’es t erno g razie ad am p ie vet rat e.

Sic rea c os ìuna “vet rina d elle s c ienze”,c he ap re le at t ivit àdi st ud io e ric erc a alla vit a inform ale d ell’ac c ad em ia,inc ent ivand o le int erazionit ra g lis t ud ent ie lo s c am b io d ic onos c enze. P er ag evolare la vit a p ub b lic a d ell’ed ific io,la d is t rib uzione in p iant a p reved e una g alleria d ip as s ag g io c he m ed ia t ra l’es t erno e i lab orat oris ulc ort ile int erno;fulc ro d iq ues t o s p azio è una s c ala m onum ent ale c he fung e d a p olo d iat t razione p er g lis t ud ent ie ind irizza la c irc olazione d eiflus s i.

Il c om p les s o os p it a,olt re a lab orat ori t rad izionali,una “c lean room ”: è il nuc leo funzionale d el Sing h C ent er,un am b ient e p art ic olarm ent e p rot et t o p er il q uale s ono s t at i ad ot t at i s p ec ific iac c org im ent i. Le vet rat e c he lo s ep arano d alla g alleria p res ent ano infat t iuna c olorazione am b ra c he filt ra le rad iazioni ult raviolet t e.

Le nanot ec nolog ie c os t it uis c ono uno d eiram ip iù s ofis t ic at ie all’avang uard ia d ella s c ienza,s p aziand o in m od o t ras vers ale d alla m ed ic ina all’ing eg neria: il Kris hna P . Sing h C ent er rap p res ent a un im p ort ant e p as s o in avant i nell’afferm are il p rim at o d ella Univers it y of P enns y lvania in t ale c am p o.

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A showcase for the sciences Loc at ed on t he nort h-eas t ern c orner of t he Univers it y of P enns y lvania c am p us in P hilad elp hia,t his nanot ec hnolog y d ed ic at ed fac ilit y is a g at ew ay t ot he Univers it y,ac t ing as a filt er b et w een t he c it y and t he ac ad em ic w orld .

P hilad elp hia has a c ons olid at ed b uild ing p rac t ic e ofc ons t ruc t ions b uiltaround an int ernalc ourt y ard . The Sing h C ent er reint erp ret s t his t rad it ion in a d y nam ic m anner.

It s out d oor s p ac e is t he heartof t he ins t it ut ion. Vis ib le from out s id e t hroug h t he b road us e of g lazing ,it s lab s are arrang ed around t his s p ac e.

The res ultis a “s how c as e for t he s c ienc es ”,w hic h op ens up st ud y and res earc h t o t he inform al life of ac ad em ia,fos t ering int erac t ion am ong s t ud ent s and t he exc hang e of know led g e.

To enc ourag e t he b uild ing ’ s p ub lic role,t he p lan lay outenvis ag es a w alk-t hroug h g allery t hatm ed iat es b et w een t he out s id e and t he lab s fac ing ont o t he int ernal c ourt y ard . A m onum ent al st airc as e s t and s att he foc al p ointof t his s p ac e,ac t ing as a m ag nett o at t rac ts t ud ent s ,w hile att he s am e t im e orient ing t raffic flow s .

A s w ell as t rad it ional lab s ,t he fac ilit y als o b oas t s a “c lean room ”. The func t ional c ore of t he Sing h C ent er,a p rot ec t ed environm ent ,b enefit s from a num b er of s p ec ial feat ures . For exam p le,t he g las s p anes t hats ep arat e itfrom t he g allery are t int ed am b er t o filt er outult ravioletrad iat ion.

Nanot ec hnolog y is one of t he m os ts op his t ic at ed lead ing -ed g e areas of s c ienc e,c ut t ing ac ros s m any d is c ip lines ,inc lud ing m ed ic ine and eng ineering . The Kris hna P . Sing h C ent er is a m ajor s t at em ent ,as s ert ing t he Univers it y of P enns y lvania’ s lead ing p rofile in t his field .

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Kent State Center for Architecture and Environmental Design Kent ,OH,USA |20 1 6

Uno strumento didattico per architettura e design del paesaggio Des ig n Loft ,è ilnom e d elp rog et t o vinc it ore d ella c om p et izione int ernazionale p er la s ed e d elKentSt at e C ent er for A rc hit ec t ure and Environm ent alDes ig n:riunis c e s ot t o un unic o t et t ot ut t e le st rut t ure d ell’Univers it à p er g lis t ud ent id id es ig n e arc hit et t ura p rec ed ent em ent e d is s em inat e in d ivers i ed ific i d el c am p us , d ivent and one ils im b olo d ella c reat ivit à e d ell’avang uard ia.

Sit uat ost rat eg ic am ent e in p os izione b aric ent ric a t ra la c it t à e il c am p us ,ilc ent ro rivit alizza la relazione t ra ilm ond o ac c ad em ic o e la zona res id enziale a oves td iKent ,c arat t erizzat a d a ed ific id i p ic c ole d im ens ioni.

La c os t ruzione s ieleva p er q uat t ro p ianifuorit erra,and and o a m ed iare t ra la s c ala rid ot t a d elle res id enze e q uella p iù am p ia d elle s t rut t ure d el c am p us ; anc he la fac c iat a s i p one c om e elem ent o d ic onnes s ione t ra id ue am b it iurb anis t ic i: ic olorie la t ext ure d eim at t onic olor rug g ine c he rives t ono ip ros p et t is ui q uat t ro lat i- s c and it is ec ond o una “m et ric a s inc op at a” d a una s erie d ialet t e vert ic alid ello s t es s o m at eriale - ric hiam ano infat t i q uellid ell’int orno.

Q ues t a uniform it à viene int errot t a d a volum i t ras p arent i c he at t ivano g li alzat i c on d inam is m o e m os t rano g li int erni d el c ent ro:c affet t eria,lob b y,s ala let t ura e s c alinat e s ono c os ìm es s i in evid enza in fac c iat a,p erm et t end o p erm eab ilit à e c ont inuit à vis iva.

Sul front e nord ,una s erie d i c orp i vet rat i s fals at i e ag g et t ant i d elinea un s eg no arc hit et t onic o fort e e ric erc at o c he m ovim ent a l’int ero ed ific io,g ius t ap p onend os ialrig ore d eg lialt rip ros p et t i.

C uore d elc ent ro è lo s t ud io loft :p rog et t at o p er m as s im izzare la c ont inuit à s p aziale,è un am b ient e ap ert o e a p iù volum ic he s i s vilup p a s u t re p ianim et t end oliin c om unic azione.

Des ig n Lofts eg na un nuovo inizio p er il KentSt at e C ent er for A rc hit ec t ure and Environm ent al Des ig n,c os t it uend o uno st rum ent o d id at t ic o in g rad o d is up p ort are neg liannil’evoluzione d ell’ins eg nam ent o.

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A teaching tool for architecture and landscape design The p rojec tt hatw on t he int ernat ionalc om p et it ion for t he Kent St at e C ent er for A rc hit ec t ure and Environm ent al Des ig n is c alled Des ig n Loft . Und er one roof,itb ring s t og et her allof t he univers it y ’ s fac ilit ies for d es ig n and arc hit ec t ure s t ud ent s ,w hic h had p revious ly b een s c at t ered am ong a variet y of b uild ing s on c am p us ,in t he p roc es s b ec om ing a s y m b olofc reat ivit y and t he avant -g ard e.

St rat eg ic ally loc at ed b et w een t he t ow n and t he c am p us ,t he fac ilit y is revit alizing t he relat ions hip b et w een t he ac ad em ic w orld and t he res id ent ialarea w es tof Kent ,w hic h is c harac t erized b y s m allb uild ing s .

St and ing four floors t all ab ove g round ,t he b uild ing m ed iat es b et w een t he lim it ed s c ale oft he s urround ing res id enc es and t he larg er s c ale c am p us b uild ing s . It s faç ad e func t ions as a linking elem entb et w een t he t w o environm ent s ; it s c olors and t he t ext ure of t he rus t -c olored b ric ks t hatfac e allfour elevat ions c ad enc ed in a “s y nc op at ed m et er” b y a s eries of vert ic al fins m ad e outof t he s am e m at erial- m at ch t he s urround ing d is t ric t .

This uniform it y is b roken up b y t rans p arentvolum es t hatim b ue t he faç ad es w it h d y nam is m and revealt he int erior of t he venue.

The c afet eria,lob b y,read ing room and s t airw ay are all vis ib le from t he front ,offering p erm eab ilit y and vis ualc ont inuit y.

In c ont ras tt ot he s everit y oft he ot her elevat ions ,on it s nort hern s id e,a s eries of offs et ,overhang ing g lazed b od ies p rovid es a st rong and eleg antarc hit ec t ural c ip her,im b uing t he ent ire b uild ing w it h a s ens e of m ot ion.

A lofts t ud io lies att he heartoft he venue. Des ig ned t o m axim ize s p at ial c ont inuit y,itoffers an op en,m ult i-volum e s p ac e t hat s p ans t hree c onnec t ing floors .

The Des ig n Loftm arks a new b eg inning for t he KentSt at e C ent er for A rc hit ec t ure and Environm ent alDes ig n,w hile offering a t eac hing t ool c ap ab le of s up p ort ing fut ure ad vanc es in t eac hing .

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Tata Innovation Center at Cornell Tech New York,NY,USA |20 1 7

Diag ram m a c he m os t ra l’evoluzione d eit ag linel volum e p er inq uad rare p ros p et t ive s u t ut t iilat i Diag ram s how ing how c ut s are m ad e int o t he volum e t o fram e p ros p ec t s on alls id es

Un hub per la tecnologia nel cuore di New York La C ornell Tec h è nat a s u iniziat iva d ella C ornell Univers it y,in p art ners hip c on la c it t à d iNew York e ilTec hnion Is raelIns t it ut e ofTec hnolog y,c on l’int ent o d ic reare nella Grand e M ela un vero e p rop rio hub t ec nolog ic o c he rafforzas s e irap p ort it ra l’ind us t ria e il m ond o ac c ad em ic o. Il s uo c am p us s it rova s u Roos evelt Is land ,s ot t ile s t ris c ia d i t erra s ull’Eas t River t ra M anhat t an e il Q ueens . Il m as t erp lan firm at o d a SOM p reved e un p iano d ella d urat a d i 25 anni d es t inat o a s os t it uire un c om p les s o os p ed aliero d is m es s o form at o d a d iec i ed ific i. La p rim a fas e, c om p let at a nel20 1 7,ha c om p ort at o la c os t ruzione d iuna t orre res id enziale,d ell’Em m a and Georg ina B loom b erg C ent er d a p art e d ello s t ud io M orp hos is e d el Tat a Innovat ion C ent er d i W EISS/M A NFREDI; la s ec ond a fas e p reved e la c os t ruzione d i alt ris et t e ed ific i.

Ilc onc ep tp rog et t uale p er The B rid g e -alt ro nom e c on c uiviene d efinit o ilc ent ro -s ib as a s ulla volont à d ip ort are la luc e nat urale all’int erno d iog niam b ient e e d iinq uad rare d a p iù p ros p et t ive la vis t a s ul fium e,s p aziand o d a un lat o all’alt ro d ell’is ola: una g eom et ria c ris t allina,fram m ent at a e d is as s at aè s t at a la ris p os t a at alip res up p os t i. La c os t ruzione s is vilup p a at t orno a un nuc leo c ent rale: una Tec h Gallery affianc at a d a una s erie d i s p azi d i lavoro d a c uis id ip art ono d ue aliin d irezione es te oves t ,p rot es e vers o l’ac q ua. Inc linat e e orient at e s ec ond o as s i as im m et ric i, s ono s os p es e s u am p ie t ravi ret ic olari e offrono p rot ezione a s p aziall’ap ert o c he anim ano l’es t erno d ell’ed ific io e s t ab ilis c ono una c onnes s ione c on ilB loom b erg C ent er.

P er p revenire s fid e am b ient ali c om e l’innalzam ent o d el livello d elm are è s t at o p revis t o un livello d iing res s o innalzat o d id ue m et ris op ra ilp iano alluvionale s t im at o p er ip ros s im i1 0 0 anni.

Elem ent ic he c ont rib uis c ono all’effic ienza energ et ic a d ell’ed ific io s ono il rives t im ent o vet rat o,alt ernat ivam ent e c hiaro e op ac o, c on p ellic ola ant irifles s o a p rot ezione t erm ic a,e la t et t oia d el g iard ino in c op ert ura c on p annellis olariinc orp orat i.

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A technology hub in the heart of New York City In p art ners hip w it ht he C it y of New York and t he Tec hnion Is rael Ins t it ut e of Tec hnolog y,C ornell Tec h is a C ornell Univers it y init iat ive c onc eived t o c reat e a verit ab le t ec hnolog y hub in t he B ig A p p le t hat s t reng t hens relat ions b et w een ind us t ry and ac ad em ia.

The c am p us is loc at ed on Roos eveltIs land ,a t hin s t rip of land in t he Eas tRiver,b et w een M anhat t an and Q ueens . The SOM -d es ig ned m as t er p lan envis ag es a 25 -y ear t im es c ale for rep lac ing t he p revious now -d erelic t1 0 -b uild ing hos p it alc om p lex.

C om p let ed in 20 1 7,p has e one feat ured t he c ons t ruc t ion of a res id ent ial t ow er,t he Em m a and Georg ina B loom b erg C ent er d es ig ned b y M orp hos is , and t he Tat a Innovat ion C ent er d es ig ned b y W EISS/M A NFREDI. A furt her s even b uild ing s w ill b e b uiltd uring p has e t w o of c ons t ruc t ion.

The d es ig n c onc ep tfor “The B rid g e” (anot her nam e us ed t o ind ic at et he fac ilit y ) revolves around t he d es ire t o b ring nat ural lig htint o eac h room ,and t o fram e river view s from m ult ip le p ers p ec t ives ,rang ing from one s id e of t he is land t ot he ot her.

A c ry s t alline,frag m ent ed and offs etg eom et ry w as c hos en t o c at er t ot hes e req uirem ent s.

C ons t ruc t ion is around a c ent ral nuc leus : a Tec h Gallery flanked b y a s eries of w orks p ac es t hatm ark t he s t artof t wo w ing s fanning outEas tand W es t ,t ow ard s t he w at er. Inc lined and orient ed along as y m m et ric axes ,t hey are s us p end ed on b road t rus s g ird ers ,offering p rot ec t ion t o t he out d oor s p ac es t hatanim at et he out s id e of t he b uild ing ,w hile es t ab lis hing a c onnec t ion w it ht he B loom b erg C ent er.

In ord er t o c op e w it h environm ent al c halleng es s uc h as ris ing s ea levels ,t he ent ranc e levelhas b een rais ed t w o m et ers ab ove t he es t im at ed alluvial p lain for t he nexthund red y ears . The b uild ing ’ s energ y effic ienc y elem ent s inc lud e g lazed c lad d ing t hatalt ernat es b et w een c lear and op aq ue and g ard en roofing w it h b uilt -in s olar p anels .

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Sc hizzo d is t ud io in p iant a d elle vis uali St ud y s ket c h m ap p ing t he vis uals

Sc hizzo d is t ud io d ella s ezione am b ient ale St ud y s ket c h of environm ent alc ros s s ec t ion

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Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park

A resilient coastline

New York,NY,USA |20 1 8

Una linea costiera resiliente Neld is t ret t o d elQ ueens ,Hunt er’ s P ointera nat o c om e q uart iere op eraio d alla fort e c onnot azione ind us t riale; og g iil s uo p rofilo s ull’Eas t River è c arat t erizzat o d all’alt ernanza d i fab b ric he - ered it à d el p as s at o - e d i nuovi c ond om ini c he ne s t anno s eg nand o l’evoluzione in zona res id enziale m olt o am b it a.

Fino a d ue s ec oli fa, l’area in p ros s im it à d ella c os t a era c arat t erizzat a d a p alud i e ac q uit rini in s eg uit o b onific at i p er ins ed iarvi g li s t ab ilim ent i ind us t riali; la linea c os t iera rim ane t ut t avia anc ora s eg nat a d alla p res enza d ell’ac q ua.

L’ ap p roc c io d i W EISS/M A NFREDInel m od o d i affront are uno s p azio verd e p ub b lic o nella c it t à s eg ue l’id ea d iun’ arc hit et t ura d el p aes ag g io in g rad o d i ris p ond ere al climate change.

L’ Hunt er’ s P oint Sout h W at erfront P ark è s t at o p rog et t at o d allo s t ud io,in c ollab orazione c on SW A /B als ey e A rup ,c om e un c onfine res ilient e,in g rad o d ires is t ere e ad at t ars ialle s fid e d el c am b iam ent o c lim at ic o c he m inac c ia s op rat t ut t o le c os t e.

Il P arc o è rius c it o a c onvert ire un luog o m olt o st rat eg ic o m a p oc o s frut t at o in un m od ello urb ano ed ec olog ic o in g rad o d i ant ic ip are i b is og ni c ult urali d i un’ area a fort e urb anizzazione affront and o alc ont em p o ilp rob lem a d ell’innalzam ent o d ellivello d elm are.

Seg uend o la linea nat urale d ella c os t a, il p arc o p res ent a p erc ors i p aralleli c he lo at t ravers ano d a nord a s ud : lung o q ues t e d iret t ric is is vilup p ano aree g ioc o p er b am b ini,p ad ig lioni, s p iag g e art ific iali,c am p et t i. L’ id ea p rog et t uale d ip iù aree verd i st rat eg ic he fa s ìc he il p arc o c os t it uis c a un c onfine “m orb id o” c on l’ac q ua: le p rees is t ent ip arat ie in c alc es t ruzzo s ono s t at e rim os s e a favore d i zone-filt ro nat urali c he p os s ono es s ere inond at e d urant e le p iene; p arad ig m at ic o è il p rat o ovale: le s ed ut e in c alc es t ruzzo a g rad oni c he vanno ras t rem and os i p erm et t ono d urant e le inond azioniilriem p im ent o d ell’area g ioc o c he,t ras form at a in una vas c a,è in g rad o d ias s orb ire iflus s i.

La s c elt a inolt re d it ut t iim at erialiè s t at a finalizzat a alla c reazione d iun s is t em a d ilung a d urat a e res is t ent e alle int em p erie.

Sit uat ed in t he b oroug h of Q ueens ,Hunt er’ s P ointw as init ially a hig hly ind us t rialized d is t ric t w it h w orker ac c om m od at ion.

Tod ay,it s p rofile on t he Eas tRiver is c harac t erized b y alt ernat ing fac t ories - it s herit ag e from t he p as t- and new ap art m ent b loc ks t hathig hlig htit s t rans form at ion int o a hig hly s oug ht -aft er res id ent ialarea.

Unt ilt w o c ent uries ag o,t he c oas t alarea w as c harac t erized b y m ars hland and b og s . Thes e w ere d rained p rior t o b uild ing t he ind us t rial fac ilit ies . The c oas t line has ,in any event ,rem ained c harac t erized b y an ab und anc e of w at er.

W EISS/M A NFREDI’s ap p roac h t o t his p ub lic g reen s p ac e in t he c it y is a c onc ep t ion of land s c ap e arc hit ec t ure c ap ab le of res p ond ing t o c lim at e c hang e. Hunt er’ s P ointSout h W at erfront P ark w as d es ig ned b y t he p rac t ic e in p art ners hip w it h SW A /B als ey and A rup as a res ilientb ord er,c ap ab le of res is t ing and ad ap t ing t o t he c halleng es of c lim at e c hang e,t o w hic h c oas t lines are p art ic ularly exp os ed . The P ark has s uc c eed ed in t rans form ing a hig hly s t rat eg ic b utlit t le-us ed p lac e int o an urb an and ec olog ic alm od elt hatc an ant ic ip at et he c ult uralneed s of an area c urrent ly und erg oing larg e-s c ale urb an d evelop m ent , w hile att he s am e t im e t ac kling t he p rob lem of ris ing s ea levels .

Hug g ing t he c oas t line’ s nat uralc ont ours ,t he P ark offers p arallel p at hw ay s running nort h/s out h,p rovid ing ac c es s t o c hild ren’ s p lay areas ,p avilions ,art ific ial b eac hes and s p ort s field s . The p rojec tc onc ep tof m ult ip le s t rat eg ic g reen areas ens ures t hat t he p ark func t ions as a “s oft ” b ord er w it h t he w at er. Earlier c onc ret e b ulkhead s w ere reim ag ined w it h nat ural filt er zones t hatare allow ed t o flood d uring hig h w at er; t he oval m ead ow is an em b lem at ic feat ure,in w hic h t he c onc ret e b leac hers are t ap ered t o enab le t he p lay ing s urfac e t o fill d uring flood ing .

Trans form ed int o a b as in,itt hen ab s orb s t he w at er.

M at erials w ere c hos en in ord er t o c reat e a long -t erm s y s t em res is t antt o c halleng ing w eat her.

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Artis—Naples Masterplan Nap les ,FL,USA |20 1 9

Rinascere attraverso la cultura A rt is — Nap les è un’ at t iva e vivac e is t it uzione c ult urale d ella Florid a: riunis c e una d elle c ollezionip iù am p ie d iart ivis ive d el s ud -es td elP aes e offrend o alc ont em p o un ric c o p rog ram m a d i event ie s p et t ac olit ra c uim us ic a,d anza,c inem a e t eat ro c he c oinvolg ono i p iù ac c lam at i art is t i int ernazionali. La s t rut t ura c om p rend e anc he la res id enza p er una p rop ria orc hes t ra,la Nap les P hilarm onic ,e un m us eo d iB elle A rt i,ilB aker M us eum .

Nel 20 1 7 l’urag ano Irm a ha d evas t at o la s t rut t ura d ell’A rt is — Nap les ,c om p rom et t end ola a t al p unt o d a d over p rovved ere a p rofond i lavori d i rinnovam ent o. W EISS/ M A NFREDI ha elab orat o il m as t erp lan d el p rog et t o di ric os t ruzione e ric onfig urazione d elc om p les s o,c onc ent rand os i s u un p rog ram m a c he g arant is s e una s t rut t ura res ilient e e,al c ont em p o,es alt as s e le b ellezze e ilfas c ino t rop ic ale d els it o.

Ilp rog et t o p reved e l’es p ans ione d elp rec ed ent e B aker M us eum e la c reazione d it re s p azifles s ib ilip er le p rove,le p erform anc e e g li event i,org anizzat i at t orno a uno s p azio all’ap ert o,vero c uore d ell’int ervent o. Q ues t a “Elevat ed Terrac e” s ic om p one d i un c ort ile in leg g era p end enza,org anizzat o c on t errazzam ent i e s c alinat e: p erm et t e l’ac c es s o a t ut t ig lied ific id ellot t o e c rea s p azid ic olleg am ent o all’ap ert o.

La d em olizione d iuna p orzione d elm us eo,ilFig g e C ons ervat ory, ha c om p ort at o l’op p ort unit à d i reim m ag inare c om p let am ent e la s t rut t ura,ap rend ola all’es t erno e al p ub b lic o: il p ros p et t o s ul c ort ile p res ent a un and am ent o ond ulat o c he s i p rot end e all’ap ert o,s eg nat o d a una s c ala m onum ent ale c he c ond uc e a uno s p azio event i. Inolt re la fac c iat a a s ud m et t e in evid enza q ues t o am b ient e,rac c hius o in un volum e vet rat o e inc ornic iat o d a una g rand e ap ert ura q uad rat a nelrives t im ent o in p iet ra c he rivela le at t ivit à all’int erno.

Ilp rog et t o,ilc uic om p let am ent o è p revis t o p er il20 1 9,int end e riat t ivare la vit a e il p res t ig io d i A rt is — Nap les e p rop orre un’ es p erienza c ult urale d inam ic a e im m ers iva.

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A cultural rebirth A rt is — Nap les is a t hriving ,ac t ive c ult uralins t it ut ion in Florid a. It c om b ines one of t he larg es tvis ualand p erform ing art s c ent ers in t he s out h-eas tof t he Unit ed St at es w it h a b us y s c hed ule of event s and exhib it ions ,inc lud ing m us ic ,d anc e,c inem a,t heat er and art s at t rac t ing t op art is t s from around t he w orld . The venue has it s ow n res id entorc hes t ra,t he Nap les P hilharm onic ,and a fine art s m us eum ,t he B aker M us eum .

In 20 1 7,Hurric ane Irm a d evas t at ed A rt is — Nap les . Ind eed ,itw as s uffic ient ly c om p rom is ed t o req uire far-reac hing red evelop m ent .

W EISS/M A NFREDI d es ig ned a m as t erp lan for t he c om p lex rec ons t ruc t ion and fut ure vis ion p rojec t ,p ut t ing t og et her a p rog ram t hatfoc us es on p rovid ing a res ilients t ruc t ure w hile at t he s am e t im e m aking t he m os toft he s it e’ s b eaut y and t rop ic al s et t ing .

The p rojec tenvis ag es exp and ing t he p re-exis t ing B akerM us eum and c reat ing t hree flexib le s p ac es for rehears als ,p erform anc es and event s ,org anized around an ext erior c ourt y ard t hatis t he c ent erp iec e of t he c ult uralc am p us : an “Elevat ed Terrac e” t hat c ons is t s of an as c end ing c ourt y ard org anized via t errac es and st airw ay s ,offering ac c es s t o alloft he b uild ing s on t he s it e,w hile att he s am e t im e c reat ing out d oor c onnec t ing s p ac es .

Dem olis hing a p ort ion of t he m us eum ,t he Fig g e C ons ervat ory, offered an op p ort unit y t o c om p let ely re-c onc eive t he fac ilit y, op ening itup t ot he out d oors and t he p ub lic . The new faç ad e t hatlooks outont o t he c ourt y ard follow s an und ulat ing rout e t hat c ont inues t ow ard s t he elevat ed t errac es , w here it is c harac t erized b y a m onum ent als t airw ay lead ing int o an event s s p ac e. The s out h-fac ing faç ad e hig hlig ht s t his s p ac e:enc los ed w it hin a g lazed envelop e,itis fram ed b y a larg e s q uared -off st one c lad op ening t hatreveals t he ac t ivit ies ins id e.

Sc hed uled for c om p let ion in 20 1 9, t he p rojec t has b een c onc eived t o exp and t he A rt is — Nap les s t ory and enhanc es it s p res t ig e b y offering a d y nam ic and im m ers ive c ult ural exp erienc e.

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