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Project 1: A Study for Magic

Project 1 will be a short and intense exercise, where you are asked to work in pairs to design a small study, inspired by magic and illusion. Occupying the field of tension between architecture and illusion, you will be asked to distort, deceive, control and manipulate space and exploit our understanding of the way that people perceive objects and spaces.

Semester 1

By elevating the grid plate with varying height on top of a light box, the illusion of an expanding space could be manipulated as a result of its shadows

Form Follows Body

Studying Marjan Collettis Nurbster Study Seat gave insight into how the structure should be informed by its function, most importantly the shape of the user. Therefore driving the form of the seats adn sleep area.

Monastic Life on Display

Due to the nature of the interlocking structure, the visual illusion would restrict the inhabitants vision to whatever is in front of him, but would be rather exposed from the exterior. The Monk would inspire his surrounding people by his buddhist qualities of life.

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Project 2: A city of Magic

studying Venice from afar - city which holds sway as one of the most enchanting places in the world. The unit will explore the art and science of Italy from the Renaissance to the present day. We will consult history books, maps, photographs and postcards, trace forgotten events and remember overlooked or celebrate notorious spaces. We will research new techniques for interpreting Italy s hidden dimensions. Here we will begin to imagine new constructions indelibly inked into the fabric of the city, yet aiming to reshape its future.

20th Century Floods 120 cm 140 cm

San Marco Square is evidently the lowest point in Venice. which acts as a natural flood plain. However, its ffrequency was not as high as it is now.

21st Century Floods 100 cm 120 cm 140 cm

Due to Rising tides and global warming, Venice becomes increasingly easy to flood. However, this often transforms the city to somewhat like a giant playground. Often unconventional and fun interaction occur in such a situation.

A Venice without its magic ...

Places in Venice which do not flood does not experience the magic that is Venice. The ability to change from a public square into a theatrical space according to its surrounding.

The Floods of Venice

The Forgotten Wells of Venice

Cisterns around the city of venice

With 6,000 sand cisterns, the city was "formerly a dense collection of fresh water aquifers, sitting in a saltwater lagoon.

well-heads still found in the centre of campos, acting as a social agent where the public would converge upon this point and often daily conversations took place here.t

A man drinks from fountain. Well lids were closed off, as they were seen as a factor which contributes to the sinking of venice. hOwever, most people still refuse to drink from them as there is a perception that it is dirty.

Italians are one of the leading consumers of bottled water in the world. Venices tap water comes from deep underground in the same region as one of Italys most popular bottled waters. The city of Venice has begun to rebrand its tap water, calling it Acqua Veritas, in an attempt to turn both residents and tourists away from bottled water.

A man pulls a cart of bottled water through St. Marks Square in Venice, Italy on June 30, 2009

Packs of bottled water destined to supply local shops await offloading from a boat in Venice, Italy on June 30, 2009.

Tourists holding front of Marco in 30, 2009.

sit in the shade bottled waters in the Basilica di San Venice, Italy on June

A tourist drops an empty water bottle into a trashcan in Venice, Italy on June 30, 2009.

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Urban Wat e r P u r i f i c at i on C e n t r e / T h e at r i c a l S pa c e
A lt e r n at i v e wat e r s o u r c e f or t h e p ol l u t e d s a lt e d m a r she s of t he V e n e t i a n L A g o on . C r e at i n g a n e w wa ter industry for the Venice which currently relies highly on m ainl a n d I ta ly f o r c l e a n WAT E R .

Fogs are defined as a mass of water vapor condensed into small water droplets at, or just above, the Earths surface. The small water droplets present in the fog precipitate when they come in contact with objects.