PETRAVIVA Cosentino Design Challenge

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cosentino design challenge 14

• Cosentino and Local Tradition: Contemporary Craftsmanship

• Students may choose the form and surface of the area of action freely.

• Focus must be on:

• The possible relationship between Cosentino and the creation of elements of high contemporary craftmanship, that could go in line with the company and its materials.

• Usability of a design taking into account traditions in craftsmanship, from a contemporary point of view.

• Spatial experience, in case of related to the creation of spaces.

• On a new approach to local tradition and crafts, both in concept, as element or spatial experience or application, quality and quality of materials.

• “To live the urban space” (Street Room)

• The construction of the space and/or element created must be done using cross-sections, detailed drawings and instructions for assembly.

• Other non-Cosentino materials (e.g. wood, glass, etc.) may be used to a certain extent.

• Consideration must be given to the feasible production of the design and that it can only be made using flat panels and pieces cut directly from a slab.

street room

• Integrates the landscape with the greenery covering the balconies in each floor.

• Featuring clean lines, the development cuts a modern and elegant silhouette while adding rhythm and a sense of playfulness

• An artistic collage of tree grates, trench drains, pavers and furnishings are knitted together to form the spine of the park.

street room

Revegetation of busy urban crosswalks

Promenade architecturale

Material – life - light interaction

Re-appropriation of pedestrian space

Revegetation of busy urban crosswalks

Material – life - light interaction

urban crossing

• An intersection where car traffic halts for a bit so pedestrians can cross in all directions — including diagonally

• Examples:

• Shibuya Station – Tokyo

• Oxford Circus – London

• Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue – L.A.

• Yonge and Dundas - Toronto

• Intersection between Oxfor St. and Regent St.

• Square where pedestrians in transit flow amongst commercial buildings

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0TFGXnZzFs

Vehicle transit: Intervention area 1:

Vehicle transit: Intervention area 2:

Intervention areas: north & south crossings

Intervention areas: west & east crossings

Intervention areas: existing infrastructure (traffic & streetlights)

http://content.tfl.gov.uk/design-standards-signal-schemes.pdf

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/environment-and-planning/city-public-realm/Documents/strategies/city-lighting-main-strategy.pdf

https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/environment-and-planning/city-public-realm/Documents/city-public-realm-supplementary-planning-document-july-2016.pdf

street room

• Vegetation: hanging ivy

• Dekton by Cosentino - industrial collection

• Lunar • Kreta

street room

• “Urban terrariums”

• Organic shaped platforms

• Intentional irregularities

• “Urban terrariums”

• Organic shaped platforms

• Intentional irregularities

• “Urban terrariums”

• Organic shaped stone plates

• Installation of climbing ivy accross the plates

concept representation

• “Urban terrariums”

• Organic shaped vertical platforms

• Intentional irregularities

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