Para Architecture

DESIGN APPROACH There were two conditions that influenced this project from the start. The first was that We received a lot feedback and interest from the previous installations.

The second was that our schedule afforded us only 4 weeks before we had to leave the country. Due to the short time frame we were concerned about how to document and develop the work.

We decide to make a call for a collaborative project run through the social network platform City_Leaks. 3 design teams responded to the call. All three teams included recently graduated architects and architecturally involved designers. Our role is to guide them as a curator, providing them with an overall concept and frame work.

The site poses a few challenges.

-The scale of the space is relatively large with reference to the previous projects -It is difficult to enter the space because it requires jumping over handrails and traversing a small platform.

-There is a gap between the cycling path and the space where the river runs, i.e. it is filled with flowing water.

The site is already subdivided into five parts by the columns; the fifth unit is too low to enter. The installations will use only four of them.

Although the space offers enjoyable views from inside out it is too dangerous to invite people to inhabit it physically. Hence we challenge the design teams to find ways to communicate with their audience beyond the gap.

The design teams coordinate meetings to discuss the potential of the project, their committment and 136