Even though I presented this design concept more than a year ago, I wanted to share it as it's one of the out-of-the-box projects I've done with 'No front and No back' concept. The chosen location to propose a wine museum is an urban void in Porto in Portugal, that actually needs to be addressed. It is located on the north bank of the Douro River, and the surrounding area is mostly residential.
The primary concept behind the project is to create a cubist space (which is our abstract perception of the environment and the spirit of this site), in which it is impossible to figure out the space in front and behind, the ambiguous space, that allows people to explore and perceive the river and landscapes.
So, having a glimpse of #cubism (from art), it is an iconic artistic movement distinguished by its pioneering approach of presenting reality in three dimensions on a two-dimensional canvas using mathematical shapes.
Cubist paintings with elements that overlap yet do not reveal the front and rear are taken into consideration to create an open, tranquil, appealing, and panoramic translucent area above the ground for people's views of the river and accessibility. A depthless, compressed, transparent metropolitan image is formed in addition to focusing on the inside of the area. The wine museum was taken one step ahead by following the key points connecting cubism such as Flow, Transparency, and Reflection.
The whole concept would not have been feasible without my team members Sara Gharibi, Paola Sade, Yijia Zheng, Zhengwen Zhu.
I'd like to thank Professor Camilo Rebelo, Kiana Jalali, and Paola Hagei Higa for encouraging us to think out of the boundaries.
I am glad to share our journal with you. I would greatly value any comments or feedback on this topic.
#cubism #cubistpaintings #landscape #flow #transparency #reflection #regenerativedesign #architecturalinnovation #porto #portugal #portwine #douro #polimi #sustainablearchitecture
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3wIs there a press office to talk to about the opening? I've had no response from emails sent to the website address and I would really love to speak to someone.