420
We decided to take the number of «420» as a basis in our project. It represents the number of months the wall existed, dividing and shamefully increasing the inequality of the inhabitants of Lima. The hard and steep climb up the relief consists of a staircase of the 420 steps and is 60 meters high. We named it the «Staircase of Redemption».
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- The main idea of the 420 steps (for the months that the two populations have been separated) does not have enough force to generate a project with clear intentions that proposes the expected changes. It remains in a symbolic phase that does not contribute to the definition of the project. - There is no clear relationship between the proposed stairs and the ramps. This relationship is neither shown nor investigated in the design, they seem like two separated proposals. It would be interesting to rethink this relationship, and in turn with the natural topography, delimitation, and permeability of the edges of the land during the insertion of the project in the place. All this would help to achieve a better relationship with the landscape itself. - A preliminary study is developed on transport, infrastructure, and green areas, however, the relationship with decision-making is not read in the proposal. - The idea of a main museum use does not contribute to everyday use. It is not an activity that generates interaction between the two populations. It is rather an individual activity rather than a collective one. It would have been interesting to address the use from goods and product exchange activities that the population may have and that occur daily, such as the market routine and the sale of food products. - It would be advisable to think of vegetation that provides shade and improves the thermal sensation since the place is quite rough. Palm trees do not help in this endeavor.
El proyecto construye una sola idea y un solo uso central, eso constituye su debilidad e imposibilita un uso más heterogéneo en el tiempo. La mirada lineal y direccionada de consumir la ladera a través de un “Museo” nos aleja de una vivencia doméstica, incierta, débil y ordinaria en la que se debe entender el quehacer cotidiano de los habitantes de Pamplona y de la ciudad de Lima Este proyecto no incita al encuentro, discusión o intercambios de saberes o experiencias, solo nos permite escuchar una sola voz (la del museo)