What are the spatial consequences of extending the night? In mapping the steps taken in the process of maintaining wine in amphoras of Alentejo wine, and transitioning to mapping areas of the streets of Evora where people congregate after bars and clubs have closed, I wanted to create a container with a constantly “overflowing” capacity. My first iteration was conceived as a single container divided into multiple rooms, but this placed the limits of its capacity on the outermost layer.
In 2023 I revisited this work and expanded upon the idea of suspending volumes of space under the bridge. The project now spans across the entire bridge, with the volumes increasing in height from the surface of the water as they get closer to the bridge, and decreasing in height as they approach the shore. Instead of just a nightclub, the programs now include a library, basketball hall, a live music space on the water and residential units. The underutilised area under the bridge is rethought as a extension of the community from East providence to Providence Main.
Process: Mapping, Hand-drafting, Material studies, Wood-working, Photoshop collage
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