BSc Architecture UG9
Figs. 9.15 – 9.18 Krina Christopoulou Y3, ‘Digital Wonderland’. Located on the island of the Lago Mayor in Mexico City, the Cartographic Library houses maps of places that never existed. The proposed library archive is built underground, and upon retrieving a map with an augmented reality interface, the laser infrastructure on the roof recreates the phantom place through a triangulated laser-scape of the map’s topographic character. Upon arriving at the library, visitors may enter the underground archives of the physical maps. Scanning the maps with a smartphone reveals an augmented reality interface with which visitors can select the maps they wish to view on the roof’s laser-scape. The underground spaces are designed following principles of landscaping, and assuming arrangements that combine central nodes of activity
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with smaller, more intricate connecting routes. Conceptually, the architectural experience of the building is structured around the concept of deja-vu, created by the duplication of experiences. This creates an stereoscopy of similar experiences, whose similarity questions the memory of the past, the integrity of the present and the assumption of the future. The library is built underground, assimilating the island’s topography, resurfacing on the site with its extensive roof.