{"id":1931,"date":"2015-11-11T09:34:58","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T09:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2015\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2015-12-15T01:29:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T01:29:51","slug":"mise-en-urbanite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thesis.arch.hku.hk\/2015\/2015\/11\/11\/mise-en-urbanite\/","title":{"rendered":"MISE-EN-URBANITE"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cArchitecture is both about space and about the events that take place in that space…Space is temporal because we move through it; time is spatial because, as architects, space is what we construct. It is through space that we are capable of addressing time. But time also exists to activate our spaces, occasionally transforming them by challenging perceptions of their boundaries.\u201d This thesis aims to explore scenographic potential of architecture with tectonic and perspective in relation to context. In-between space will be potential site where MISE EN SCENE of urban space foster movement and events. With new forms of media (visual and audio projection, interaction with mobile device, motion tracking technology) which add heights to the spatial configuration and experience in the digital age.<\/p>\n WHAT<\/strong><\/p>\n The potential site for the thesis will include but not limited to the following criteria: 1) Urban void\/ in-between space, 2) Allow centrifugal movement, 3) Linear journey from individual to collective, and 4) Vertical complexity. The scale of the project will be from a linear journey, street\/alley (individual entry) to an urban open space (collective use) in which events and varying use of space are fostered with the configuration of tectonic, perspective and contemporary media. The linear space will act as a force of urban event generator by attracting flow of movement from adjacent architecture\/ space. Occasional transformation of spatial configuration will challenge users\u2019 perception about the boundaries and provoke creative use of the space.<\/p>\n Urban void\/in-between space is preferable as tectonic\/ media used in that test case may partially be parasitic in nature or work with integrating into existing structure. In-between spaces also allows the experience to be projected to adjacent program with vertical complexity, and ideally pull a larger pool of viewers into the event. Linear space is desired as the use of perspective requires high precision and control on the viewer\u2019s position for delivering the experience. Vertical complexity allows multi-level access and interaction in both visual and physical way.<\/p>\n Proposed site would be the abandoned bus depot (in red) and the adjacent urban fabric(alleys, flyovers and open space) in Kwun Tong depict the above site qualities. The site is situated in the context of Energizing Kowloon East movement where scattered cultural events take place along the promenade yet rather disconnected to the north side of Kwun Tong Road.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n– Bernard Tschumi, 2000<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n