THREE SCALES. THREE LANDSCAPES

This course focused on the relationship between architecture and landscape. Three exercises were proposed at three different scales on Menorca Island.

01. Walkway in a protected natural area: The objective was to propose a light walkway that fulfilled several functions at the same time: allow access to the beach, preserve the native flora of the dune area, and constitute a privileged place for the views. It's a small-scale exercise in the coastal landscape. This project had to be thought of as a light construction in wood, with a consecutive repetition of parts and a very strong geometric system. The situation parallel or perpendicular to the beach had to be decided by us personally.

02. Tapestry of patio houses: The objective was to design holiday homes focusing on the idea of temporary housing with the programmatic and spatial freedom that is entailed. It is a medium-scale exercise in an area farther from the coast on a terrain with a slight slope and overlooking the sea. This project considered individual housing without forgetting about the collectiveness of the project as a whole. It had to be understood as a tapestry on the natural landscape. Several aspects had to be taken into account: the geometric systems
used, the extension of the tapestry, and the density and position of the filled and empty spaces... All in all, the approach to a complex section.

 

03. Thermal baths will be designed in the interior of Menorca. It is a large-scale project and will therefore be arranged in the interior landscape, in a steeper area and far from the fragile coast. It's a spatial exercise. The goal was to reflect the relationship between water and architecture; the spatial and subtractive system, the relationship with the light, and the possibility or not of opening up to the surrounding landscape.