DESIGNING with space The urban condition should be considered in the opposite manor than one would typically think about spacial conditions. Space itself or the area in between ( plazas, courtyards, parks, green spaces, etc.) should be thought of as the solid / positive condition. The opposite is said about the buildings and constructed conditions themselves, these are thought of as the void / negative conditions. In this way, “paths, places and in-between spaces� organize the built environment. Through this concept one can begin to not build objects, but space itself. The plexi glass shown in the model above represents the intensity of a courtyard typology, not the building but instead the open space. The design process for Barrio de Colon was allowed to unfold in this manor. The thought of carving space aloud for a more loose concept.
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