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Along the Coast A narrative of architecture that emerges, rather than one that is imposed. Every land possesses its own narrative—one that has taken shape over time, under the sun, in the path of the wind, and through the interplay of water and earth—long before it ever hosted architecture. What we call the architectural identity of a land today is not merel
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rose sol
Architect and architecture researcher exploring circular design, design for disassembly, and sustainable approaches to the built environment.
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Hello, I have a question about Category 1 (Façade Systems & Architectural Skins). The brief asks for the system to be demonstrated on an 8 m × 18 m surface. On Via Brera, the ground floors are mostly shopfronts and entrances. Would it be acceptable for the 8 × 18 m demonstration skin to start above the ground floor (i.e. covering the upper floors only), leaving the commercial ground level free, as long as the full 8 × 18 m surface and the 1.2 × 1.2 m module are respected? In other words, does the 18 m height have to start at street level, or can it be positioned on the building elevation where the façade system is relevant? Thank you for your clarification.
Good question, and the answer is yes. The 8 m x 18 m is a demonstration surface for your system, not a survey of one specific elevation on Via Brera. The brief asks for a reusable skin rather than a fixed elevation, one that adapts across varying building heights and programmatic conditions, so where you position it is your decision. The 18 m does not have to begin at street level. Leaving the commercial ground floor free is a sound reading of that context, and it can work in your favour. How your system terminates where it meets the shopfronts is exactly the kind of programmatic condition the brief has in mind, so show that junction rather than cropping it out of the drawing. Two things to keep intact: the 1.2 m x 1.2 m module, and the dense to open transition reading clearly across the full 18 m wherever you place it.