MADE IN INUJIMA POLITECNICO DI MILANO IC ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO a.y. 2019/2020 Elding Lars Jonas Hugo Kazuyo Sejima Giulia Setti Francesca Singer
GROUP 13
Andrea Cervi Shally Gogna Stefano Pirazzi Riccardo Tronci
Inujima’s identity of the granite is slowly getting lost. To prevent this event, our proposal is to revitalize the Inujima’s stone in a wide multidisciplinary project. The aim of the project is to reconcile the rebirth of the Inujima’s granite with a series of activities that will refer in different ways to the stone. The main quarry site will be the new identity “heart”, from which a path will start or end. Along the path will rise, in different positions in relationship with the surface of the island, several places with different thematic areas (art, entertainment, culture, research and technique), willing to promote and identify the island and its historical stone. From a landscape point of view, the architecture of the pavilions and the path will adapt themselves to the orography and the hills of the island, creating a organic bond between nature and construction. In relationship with every thematic area identified, the pavilions will host different activities aimed at increasing the recognizability, the potential of the territory and therefore inform and raise awareness on the issues inherent in the matter of Inujima’s granite uses, history and peculiarities, inviting to an active participation both for professionals and local people. The pavilions will host art exhibitions, live acting performances, narrations of the history, the myths and legends of the stone, and workshops. During the workshops, master craftsmen will be invited to have the opportunity and the honor of working with the precious granite of the island again, teaching younger artists technics and secrets of the processing of this stone. The products of these workshops, which can be small sculptures, design or furniture objects, or home decorations, will have the “MADE IN INUJIMA” label, certifying the originality of the product. We like the idea of bonding and linking together stone, ground (intended as the surface of the island) and water, three important elements of Inujima natural environment, fueling a dialogue that continues through the architecture.