Master Thesis "There is a wall between us" - Rethinking the mutable outline of buildings

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There is a wall between us

In nature there are no limits, every element merges into one another, a tree with the ground, a rock with the earth, the sea with the beach. There seems to be a continuous space in which everything happens. This is what is called nature or outside, different from the space we live in, for the human is a creature that imposes limits between spaces, finding it natural to separate, categorize and build walls, only to then break those limits, merge these categories, and, therefore, build windows. Where does the value of unbuilding comes from? How do we perceive the world not as a fixed place, but as mutable? why is it that humans need to connect? This thesis looks at these questions and uses that knowledge to reconnect three abandoned historical buildings in Mexico to the public space. This is done by erasing the walls that separates them, taking down the facade, carving cut through it, or opening windows. With the subtraction of any physical limits is it possible to access something with value?

Rethinking the mutable outline of buildings

Master Thesis Author: Santiago Ruisanchez Diaz Professor: Xavier Llobet Ribeiro MBArch Contemporary Projects UPC/ETSAB Barcelona, 2019

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