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MERCATO COMUNALE  700

DATE

   2021

 

CLIENT

   CONCEPT PROJECT/

   INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 

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STATUS

   CONCEPT

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PROGRAMME

   PUBLIC SPACE 

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LOCATION

   TIMIȘOARA, RO

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TEAM

   Simona Elena Șerban  | BIOSCALE STUDIO

   Ana Maria Muntean  | ANA MUNTEAN STUDIO

   Veronica Tudor | NRGTIC 

PROJECT PUBLICATIONS

BETA - TIMIȘOARA BIENNALE OF ARCHITECTURE  | Official Competition Panels

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The proposed intervention comprises noninvasive solutions in order to create a new focus point within the city while honoring the importance of the space within the community and its rich historic value. The intervention can be deconstructed into 3 main areas, the heart of the marketplace, the entrance from the main road and the crossing between the two of them.

 

The first intervention area we proposed, the entrance from the main road, consists of four identical half-oval areas, one which accommodates the bus stop that we propose to be transformed, as a combined effort with the authorities (from the local budget) into a smart bus stop. The other three oval areas will be each equipped with a bench and green areas. The entirety of the entrance area will be painted light grey with splashes of color and vegetation as highlights and organic points of guidance, in order to  increase the green spaces and galvanize the interest towards the intervention; the highlighted new resulting space will act as a catalyst for developing a local community around the marketplace and increase the value of the current unoptimized space.

 

In the heart of the marketplace, where we propose an installation consisting of a continuous organic lamellar-wood table designed as such to accommodate as many people as possible during the day and night, functioning as a MERCATO COMUNALE where different artistic and cultural events can take place and the space can be used as a meeting place, a place where the locals can relax, eat fresh food from the marketplace (increasing the economic activity around the space), have meetings - sit back and take in the murmur of the city life. The intervention will act as a fiesta-like space, a place for community engagement and cultural growth.

 

With sustainable materials and processes we created in an environmentally friendly process as the paints used do not contain toxic chemicals neither do  the layer of light road paint applied over the whole intervention area; the construction system is made up mainly of metal structures as well as the main installation from the interior of the marketplace while for the partial shading system we used tension fabric structures in triangle shapes.

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STUDIO STATEMENT

BIOSCALE STUDIO is an interdisciplinary human conscious architecture and branding studio. With our human-centered design philosophy, we focus on developing green & energy efficient architectural projects for a conscious society as well as brand strategies, identities and brand assets for sustainable, up-to-date brands. We believe that good design can have a positive impact on the world around us.

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We create architectural and branding assets in touch with the world, while promoting sustainable lifestyles and business models. Working with a range of clients, from private homeowners to eco-friendly businesses, entrepreneurs and leaders, we are able to passionately create projects that nurture the people who interact with them and the ecosystems they are part of. 

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