the -a[c]tions as vias to Formalization

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narrowing down the concepts to main ideas: the three Es (notice that the letter E is the mirrored image of number 3  (E3), and number 3 is very good)




The -a[c]tions or Vias to Formaliza[c]tion of Aliena[c]tion: 



  • Emptifica[c]tion

"Living doesn't only mean being on Earth but also being under the Sky."
Martin Heidegger

This process takes place in the CORE, or interior space. Consist on the celebration of space there where it has been extenuated. The escape from the cityscope consists on a skyscape. The inflated volume is opened and suctioned by the sky portions among the skyscrapers' tops. This affects the translucency and color of the inside whereas on the outside it remains homogeneous. Regarding texture, that of the interior should be gloss and coloured getting to that of dark velvet towards the sky. The outer side of the core won't be treated at all, it will show the qualities of the material, the fiber order.



  • Encapsula[c]tion

"The ultimate goal of architecture is to create an earthly paradise."
Alvar Aalto

This process takes place in the FORT that surrounds and protects the core. Is about protection through massing, a mass of atmospheres. The protection of emptiness consist on thick air and solid light. Kept in rings of frosted resin, different atmospheres emanate from the continuous crude coloured walls in which mosses find a comfortable settlement. Its hierarchy is not dictated by its size, instead it depends on their level of surface articulation. And so do their uses or light. Variety relies on atmospheres provided by temperatures and degrees of humidity that we explore as who pleasantly explores a paradisaical forest.


  • Emboliza[c]tion

"Les advantages de la beauté sont immenses; ils agissent même sur ceux qui ne le perçoivent pas."

Jean Cocteau


This process takes place on the BUFFER ZONE that surrounds the building. This acts as border and interface in between the vacuity and the city. It is a demarcation which sometimes has a clear border that other times is blurred. Through the voluptuous beauty of the horizontal surface certain pathing is forced, clogging some areas and unblocking others. Its texture is rough, that in which one doesn't want to sit but does. Its temperature is warm, provided by its dark color, that of asphalt, which you always drive through but never feel.









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