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CIRCUS

urban piece, 2016

[FR] CIRCUS EST UNE PIÈCE URBAINE, UN LIEU POUR S’ASSEOIR ET LIRE, UN PLAYGROUND POUR LES ENFANTS, UNE PLATE-FORME POUR LES DISCUSSIONS ET LES LECTURES, UNE SCÈNE POUR DES SPECTACLES, DES CONCERTS ET DES ÉVÉNEMENTS DE DIFFÉRENTES DIMENSIONS.

LA STRUCTURE A ÉTÉ CONÇUE POUR CRÉER DE NOUVELLES POSSIBILITÉS SPATIALES ET POUR FACILITER ET ENCOURAGER LES EVENEMENTS CULTURELS ET INTERACTIONS SOCIALES. 

[ENG] CIRCUS IS AN URBAN PIECE, A PLACE TO SIT AND READ, A PLAYGROUND FOR CHILDREN, A PLATFORM FOR TALKS AND READINGS, A STAGE FOR PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, SHOWS AND HAPPENINGS OF VARIOUS DIMENSIONS.

tHE STRUCTURE IS DESIGNED TO WELCOME A SINGULAR USER AS WELL AS A LOT OF PEOPLE, CREATING NEW SPATIAL POSSIBILITIES FOR FACILITING AND ENCOURAGING CULTURAL EVENTS AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. IT INVITES PEOPLE TO STAGE EVENTS OR SIMPLY TO ENJOY DIFFERENT VIEWS .

CIRCUS IS ALSO AN ICONIC INSTALLATION, FOCUSED ON ONE STEEL STRUCTURE AND ON A PUBLIC STAIR ENCLOSED IN THAT CREATES A SERIES OF FRAMED LANDSCAPES DURNG THE ASCENT AND THE DESCENT.

cIRCUS STREET FACADE BECOMES ALSO THE BACK SCENOGRAPHY FOR PERFORMANCES AND CONCERTS TO COMPLEMENT THE PROGRAMMATION OF THE CITY FESTIVALS.

status: CONCEPT

team: Erminio Alekos Serpente + Federica Mugnai

materials: steel + rubber floor + net + plywood 

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