(IN)FORMAL COMMONS MADRID, SPAIN
the spot medicine bottles x10 eyeglass cases x5
Informal Commons is the space for people and communities
hair brushes x4
to claim ownership over the city, and for informal situations
children toys x3
to unfold, fostering inter-personal connections locally with
various cases x3
the means of personal mobility. A one-week trip to Madrid
syringes x2
preceded the project.
smartphone cases x2
The Spot (to the right) is an arrangement of objects found
umbrella pieces x2
within the “radical“ landscape between two neighbourhoods,
rubber bands
separated by the river and infrastructures.
miscellaneous: scissors, bra,
the Project is envisioned as:
toothbrush, facial cleaner, old
newspaper, broken
• “Common ground” between the two disconnected
ceramic dish and shards of another
neighborhoods.
one, bracelet, tin
• A “gateway“ to the fragmented landscapes to the east of the site.
can, oyster shell, etc.
• A landscape without an exterior and interior.
• Legazpi and Usera neighborhoods are separated by the river and the highways.
• A “necklace“ of events on the “string” of existing infrastructures. • An intervention into the present space.
research
urban situation
• Both neighborhoods are relatively new and underdeveloped.
commons “The commons is a way of describing resources that belong
• Rio Madrid Park designed by West 8 is located ~200 m from the bicycle bridge.
equally to a community, be that community an organization, a locality or a state.” Charlie Tims A Rough Guide To The Commons. 2017. Eurozine. Accessed October 21 2017. http://www.eurozine.com/a-roughguide-to-the-commons.
democratic deficit
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• Parcels of the unused land inside the neighbourhood adjacent to the railroad are looking
“...the gap between the decision-makers and the citizens...” “...the culture crisis directly deprives the most vulnerable groups of their fundamental cultural rights. These groups embrace ... citizens affected by policies that restrict their participation in cultural and social life.”
parcel analysis
parcel 2
connectivity
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parcel analysis
plan v.1
connectivity
infrastructure
the “corridor”
infrastructure
plan v. 2
follies
infrastructure
the bumps
“necklase“ structure
focal points
leftover spaces
disassemblage
the wall
parcels 1&2
connection study
the wall
Katarina Pavić New Models Of Governance Of Culture. 2017. Eurozine. Accessed October 21 2017. http://www.eurozine.com/ new-models-of-governance-of-culture.
“third landscape“ “A garden is inevitably the result of man’s intervention in nature, without it there would be no garden. If there is no gardener, there is no garden. The wild spaces are a space apart that I call the “the third landscape” (tiers paysage).” “The sides of roads are extremely precious places. More attention should be paid to them, because there you find a diversity that has been driven out elsewhere.” Gilles Clément The Planetary Garden and Other Writings. Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture. 2015. Pages 83-84.
infrastructure Plan 1:500
forensics of a space
plan development
lost item
homeless person
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lost item
aperitif
watching the kid playing
met the boy
have a rest
raining
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hide’n’seek
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have a rest
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a walk with her son
Plan 1:500 3 - Plants 1:2000
“want to buy roller skates“
Plan 1:500
watched a movie with the son
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local committee meeting
the son
stall with accessories
lost item
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black market
met a girl
read a book
site plan
the wall
2 topologies 3 - The Follies 1:2000
2 - The Forum 1:2000
3 - Plants 1:20
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PLAN: Parcel 1 was chosen for development because of its p newer and developing neighborhood of Almendrales.
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PLAN: Parcel 1 was chosen for development because of its placeent within the newer and developing neighborhood of Almendrales.
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BMX, skater, bikes, rolling team games jogging group fitness street boxing
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entertainment
PLAN: Parcel 1 was chosen for development because of its placeent within the newer and developing neighborhood of Almendrales.
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hide’n’seek chess cards movie screening
trading •
temporal stores bartering fairs black market café
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social life •
activities groups clubs local government
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vulnerabilities • • • • •
homeless LGDP refugees prostitution drugs
manufacturing • • •
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section 2-2
key 1. cafe 2. triangular plaza 3. brick wall 4. retaining wall
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workshops exchange classes
5. amphitheater 6. tower 7. pond 8. brick retaining wall
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ADE 621: Fall 2017 Advanced Architectural Studio I
Student: Veronika Volkova Instructor: Catherine Spellman