From the architect. Located in Lisbon, VERTIGO was born in particularly complex context due to the physical reality where it belongs,the different functional needs, but specially due to the Portuguese economical situation. This is an area that intends to host a small cafe but also a reception to a sports center as well as a small shop to sell equipment and an informal lounge area. Perhaps a possible answer to such different specific needs is to not consider them in a strict and literal sense. When form follows the structure, the action can simply appear and the real use becomes unpredictable.
We could understand Architecture as a key force of mediation. And it’s also under this definition that it can exist as material and immaterial reality at the same time. As a physical structure, static, as well as an happening, volatile.
The project is located within a large industrial warehouse just on the riverfront of Lisbon and will receive an indoor climbing center. Because of this, the pavilion that hosts the café must be assumed as a transitional filter between the outer reality of the city and the inner world of the sports, keeping a direct relation with both. VERTIGOanswers to this but it appears also as as position towards the abandoned industrial structures located in this area of the city and that once admitted the replacement of the man by the machine.
The structure is built by a basement of precast handmade concrete pieces, and a wooden structure made out of handmade cut pieces, yet through a repetitive process, in series, industrial. Can the contradiction exist in Architecture without it becoming formally evident?
The construction process follows the same logic and is done manually, accepting the imperfections and the specific circumstances of an open work that enriches the gap between project and construction. The red color that is softly applied to the wooden structure corresponds to a symbolic nature which could be read in overlapping meanings, evident in a particular way in their relationship with the cranes and containers located by the river, as well as the oldest river bridge of Lisbon or even the other industrial structures that have a strong presence in this area.
The ambiguity of the real color explores this and other different relations and its given by the variation of the sunlight during the day by changing definitely the perception of the space and his environment. The using of the black metal elements inside belongs also to this symbolic but fragmented memory of the industrial period in Lisbon during the nineteenth century.
The whole project is generated from the small scale by overlapping wooden pieces which allows a direct relationship of the whole to the parts, and the parts among themselves and to the whole. The use of national pinewood and its repetitive and elemental construction allows the active participation of several hands, which exponentially reduces the total cost of the building and at the same time explores a mutual identity and a deeper relationship between the built space and people.
VERTIGO Pavilion has a rectangular floor plan of 12 by 5 meters and is developed on two levels creating covered areas, upper spaces and open places where you can feel the height of the existing warehouse. It is intended that the physical experience of the building can emphasize the pre-existing architectural features using elemental architectonical tools: the entry is made by a large and low door trough a tensioned space, while the way out is made through a high and narrow opening which monumentalizes the climbing area and simultaneously becomes an privileged window from the upper spaces.
The internal structure of the pavilion is confronted by the soft outside adaptations that reveals the unstable relationship of the original warehouse as well as the climbing walls themselves. We could say that there is a reciprocal relationship in the search for the equilibrium.
The scale of the project appears to be somehow uncertain due to the use of massive pieces of wood, overlapped perpendicularly in order to allow the visual relationships. Thus there is an austere character that contrasts with a transparent image creating a slight contradiction between the visible image and the physical experience.
These wooden pieces are strictly aligned in the inner surfaces, in order to give a certain calmness inside, while they are misaligned in the whole of the outer surfaces which repeats in a not imposing neither evident manner some of the main patterns of the climbing areas. Therefore the space is just creating the possibility of an action assuming that all Architecture has an implicit performative character. The act becomes definitely unpredictable with the construction of this possibility and it lives independently if that happens or not.
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Do ever feel like something is missing from modern life?
Like maybe there is an ancient wisdom that is incredibly important in the human journey, and that we’ve might have lost touch with it?
Sometimes when we read the quotes of great men and women, particularly from thousands of years ago, we realize that they weren’t all that different from us.
Their words can remind us that when we peel back the layers of culture – the internet, fast food, media, materialism, and the corporate lifestyle, there is still a lot to learn from people and philosophies of the past.
One of the greatest philosophers of all time, Confucius, has influenced culture in the East and West more than we can ever know. You may be surprised at how relevant some of his wise words are today, even with the drastic difference between our cultures and his own.
Here are 21 quotes of his that will help you unlock your inner wisdom and better handle the challenges of modern life.
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” – Confucius
“Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.” – Confucius
“A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.” – Confucius
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” – Confucius
“Our greatest glory is not never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
“Everything has a beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
“Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.” – Confucius
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
“The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.” – Confucius
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius
“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” – Confucius
“To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.” – Confucius
“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.” – Confucius
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” – Confucius
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for lifetime.” – Confucius
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
“Respect yourself and others with respect you.” – Confucius
“What the superior man seeks is in himself is what the small man seeks is in others.” – Confucius
“The man who says he can, and the man who says he cannot…are both correct” – Confucius
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From the architect. The building marks the entrance to a small village nestling in a valley in Alsace. A 14th-century castle dominates the site from the nearby hillside. The day nursery echoes the orthonormal geometry of the fortified castle. A perimeter wall with openings like on a castle wall protects the children’s playgrounds. This spatial arrangement offers views of the rounded outlines of the Vosges mountains.
The principle of the strictly rectangular plan is an arrangement of successive crowns containing the elements of the project. These layers give depth to the project overall. The heart of the building is formed by a central space which emerges at double the height and plays with natural light like a kaleidoscope. This almost cubic volume condenses a host of faces ranging in colour from pink to red. The matte and shiny colours resonate, shaping the space to make it richer and more subtle.
The multiple transparencies installed between the different layers give an indication of the depth of the building. There is abundant natural light throughout, captured by skylights emerging from the overall volume.
The building appears in the landscape like a fragmented monolith where the play of solids and hollows is reminiscent of something like a Lego model of a castle. The building is surrounded by sixty-eight apple trees which hark back to the local agricultural landscape.
Do ever feel like something is missing from modern life?
Like maybe there is an ancient wisdom that is incredibly important in the human journey, and that we’ve might have lost touch with it?
Sometimes when we read the quotes of great men and women, particularly from thousands of years ago, we realize that they weren’t all that different from us.
Their words can remind us that when we peel back the layers of culture – the internet, fast food, media, materialism, and the corporate lifestyle, there is still a lot to learn from people and philosophies of the past.
One of the greatest philosophers of all time, Confucius, has influenced culture in the East and West more than we can ever know. You may be surprised at how relevant some of his wise words are today, even with the drastic difference between our cultures and his own.
Here are 21 quotes of his that will help you unlock your inner wisdom and better handle the challenges of modern life.
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.” – Confucius
“Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.” – Confucius
“A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.” – Confucius
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.” – Confucius
“Our greatest glory is not never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
“Everything has a beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
“Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.” – Confucius
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
“The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.” – Confucius
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” – Confucius
“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” – Confucius
“To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.” – Confucius
“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.” – Confucius
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” – Confucius
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for lifetime.” – Confucius
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
“Respect yourself and others with respect you.” – Confucius
“What the superior man seeks is in himself is what the small man seeks is in others.” – Confucius
“The man who says he can, and the man who says he cannot…are both correct” – Confucius
———-
Attention Pick the Brain Readers! I hope you enjoyed this post.
As a thank you for reading this post, I want to offer you a free copy our new eBook:
Ben is a freelance writer, and the co-creator of Project Monkey Mind—a new blog for the 21st century solopreneur and young professional who wants to take control of their minds, smash through their limitations, and lead a life worth living.
The post Top 21 Confucius Quotes to Unlock Your Inner Wisdom and Deal With the Stress of Modern Life appeared first on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement.
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