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movie running time : 2'
35''
place : rotterdam
, Holland
architect :
WEST8
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Before the Second World
War, Rotterdam was the largest
trading port in the europe.
After war, The city has
changed and had made new
masterplan for the new city.
The main idea of the new
city was interactivity.
But nobody had seen
the result of the new masterplan.
A lot of bridges had been
constructed by the new ideas.
Their positions were sited
not by the natural birth
but by the urban architect's
brain. Their plan were not
proper. And the result of
that, Rotterdam now are
not any more attractive
for the trading port.
In Rotterdam, Everybody
have the reminiscent of
the past trading port images.
This square has the reflections
for the past port images
in rotterdam. The main focus
design is 4 hydraulic lighting elements
that have the roles of the
ventilation from the underground's
parking space and the lighting
of the square in the night.
Those images are like that
of towers in a port.
Briefly, Let's look at the yards of South korea's
antique house. They
are seemingly vacant,
no object, no sculpture,
no trees for the reason
of the garden were traditionally
placed in the back of
the house. But, this
front yard didn't vacant
underground. This yard
had been made by seven
different materials.
And It has seven layers.
The process of the materials
from the most lowest
level are big stones,
gravel, coarse sands,
broken tiles, charcoal,
subtle sands, and the
soil. If the yard are
made like this process,
In a rainy day, Your
foot can not be wet
on the yards. The yard
absorbs the rainwater
as soon as falls.
Now, Again look at this
square. This square has
the name of Dance Square.
I can assume that the meaning
of that this square is the
stage for the public. Traditionally,
The european square and
plaza had the slopes on
the surface of the plaza
for the rainwater. But this
square is perfectly flat.
Why?
I think that the strong
reasons are the necessary
for this new square. This
square need to have the
parking spaces for nearby
theater, music concert hall,
a lot of shops and restaurants.
In the city center, The
most important one is parking.
So, this square had been
raising above surrounding
areas for the natural lighting
and ventilation to the underground's
parking spaces. When the
square raised, what can
you imagine that in the
city? That's the stage of
the city.
The surfaces of the square
had been designed like a
stage. And also, Like a
seat in the theater. The
proper spaces were
distributed on the floor.
In other words, They are
designed something like
a mosaic painting. The used
materials are epoxy, coloured
concrete, wood panel, timber
panel, and the perforated metal panels.
The compromise and array
of these materials were
so good for me to feel staying
in the delightful theater
in the center of city.
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