The architecture of the rusty ship
Many ports in our cities are full of rusted, unused ships that are going nowhere. Some will one day be sold as scrap metal, others left to their own devices to avoid scrapping costs or taxes will end up in some inhospitable place forgotten by the hand of man and others by the administrative and legislative framework still have many years to see the dawn of the Sun.
But in the age of examples of creative recycling and environmental sustainability, there are those who prefer to recycle them with a little creative imagination to transform them into a useful element of the urban landscape.
In Seoul, there is a temporary pavilion that has strangely been set up in one day. Not because they are the fastest to execute works, what they are! In view of the news that runs through the network. It is more a coherent recycling aptitude in the face of a problem of enormous dimensions… What to do with a rusty ship?… But one of the big ones.
Here the architecture studio Shinslab Architecture comes into action with its good ideas. Build a pavilion with a ship literally upside down, well, only part of the ship… We had no more space! They promulgate the architects, inspired by a comparison that the famous architect Le Corbusier raised between great architectural structures and buildings with the great ships that plowed the seas.
“The advantages of using rusty ships as elements that frame architectural landscapes are many, although it may not seem like it. A solid and rigid structure that also provides an excellent visual thanks to the symmetry of its structure and architecture.
An aesthetic of longevity, it appears to be older than the surrounding buildings. Respecting the environment, the boat used had been waiting for 35 years to be disassembled. The possibility of reusing the temporary pavilion in another place without the need for a significant expense. And all thanks to the power of recycling »… The architects comment.
The project has been the result of being awarded as the best proposal in the international competition of the MoMA Young Architects Program (YAP) for young architects.
The interior space is designed as an open area connected to a larger volume, where we find a resting place surrounded by greenery. The ship is hollowed out by connected spheres that form minimal structural reinforcement in order to maintain its shape.
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