ALTERTOPOS

Among many impressive works of young practitioners and students, our proposal for Georgian Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale was exhibited at the Architectural Association, (AA) School of Architecture, in Marc Cousin's Lecture hall.

Our work has been shortlisted in the section of Origins and Destinations. The exhibition was launched in the frame of Climate Matters Week held at AA, 30 Oct- 3 Nov.

The concept of the proposal has been elaborated in dialogue and collaboration with Carmen Fiol (Arriola & Fiol arquitectes);  Luca Veltri (Laboratorio Quattro); Andrea Arriola Fiol (Arame Studio); Lorenzo Degli Esposti (Degli Esposti Architetti).

Altertopos: Salome Gugunava, Nodar Kvanchiani, Beka Bitsadze, Tatu Batiashvili

Project abstract:

The proposal for the Georgian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2023 represents a wall installation in "Il Giardino Bianco Art Space".

The proposal constitutes an insertion of a wall as the dynamic, plastic and expressive element penetrating existing exhibition space. The wall metaphorically represents Georgia's location between European and Asian cultures. The flow and circulation of visitors are directed by two triangular-shaped openings. Terrains, surrounding the new wall, introduce stages for the models from 20th-century unfinished modernist architectural objects from Georgia.

The pavilion is designed as a laboratory of the future, where Georgia, located in the middle of the Western and the Eastern cultures, presents its architecture, art, origin and philosophy in dialogue with surrounding geographical, political, and socio-cultural contexts. It becomes a platform, stage, bridge and corridor connecting these diverse thoughts.

Figure 2.

Title: Distant View of Mount Caucasus

Artist: After Sir Robert Ker Porter (1777 - 1842)
From: Travels in Georgia, Persia, Armenia, Ancient Babylonia, &c., London 1821
Collection: Royal Academy of Arts

Among many impressive works of young practitioners and students, our proposal for Georgian Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale was exhibited at the Architectural Association, (AA) School of Architecture, in Marc Cousin's Lecture hall.

Our work has been shortlisted in the section of Origins and Destinations. The exhibition was launched in the frame of Climate Matters Week held at AA, 30 Oct- 3 Nov.

The concept of the proposal has been elaborated in dialogue and collaboration with Carmen Fiol (Arriola & Fiol arquitectes);  Luca Veltri (Laboratorio Quattro); Andrea Arriola Fiol (Arame Studio); Lorenzo Degli Esposti (Degli Esposti Architetti).

Altertopos: Salome Gugunava, Nodar Kvanchiani, Beka Bitsadze, Tatu Batiashvili

Project abstract:

The proposal for the Georgian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2023 represents a wall installation in "Il Giardino Bianco Art Space".

The proposal constitutes an insertion of a wall as the dynamic, plastic and expressive element penetrating existing exhibition space. The wall metaphorically represents Georgia's location between European and Asian cultures. The flow and circulation of visitors are directed by two triangular-shaped openings. Terrains, surrounding the new wall, introduce stages for the models from 20th-century unfinished modernist architectural objects from Georgia.

The pavilion is designed as a laboratory of the future, where Georgia, located in the middle of the Western and the Eastern cultures, presents its architecture, art, origin and philosophy in dialogue with surrounding geographical, political, and socio-cultural contexts. It becomes a platform, stage, bridge and corridor connecting these diverse thoughts.

Among many impressive works of young practitioners and students, our proposal for Georgian Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale was exhibited at the Architectural Association, (AA) School of Architecture, in Marc Cousin's Lecture hall.

Our work has been shortlisted in the section of Origins and Destinations. The exhibition was launched in the frame of Climate Matters Week held at AA, 30 Oct- 3 Nov.

The concept of the proposal has been elaborated in dialogue and collaboration with Carmen Fiol (Arriola & Fiol arquitectes);  Luca Veltri (Laboratorio Quattro); Andrea Arriola Fiol (Arame Studio); Lorenzo Degli Esposti (Degli Esposti Architetti).

Altertopos: Salome Gugunava, Nodar Kvanchiani, Beka Bitsadze, Tatu Batiashvili

Project abstract:

The proposal for the Georgian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2023 represents a wall installation in "Il Giardino Bianco Art Space".

The proposal constitutes an insertion of a wall as the dynamic, plastic and expressive element penetrating existing exhibition space. The wall metaphorically represents Georgia's location between European and Asian cultures. The flow and circulation of visitors are directed by two triangular-shaped openings. Terrains, surrounding the new wall, introduce stages for the models from 20th-century unfinished modernist architectural objects from Georgia.

The pavilion is designed as a laboratory of the future, where Georgia, located in the middle of the Western and the Eastern cultures, presents its architecture, art, origin and philosophy in dialogue with surrounding geographical, political, and socio-cultural contexts. It becomes a platform, stage, bridge and corridor connecting these diverse thoughts.

The project concept has been elaborated in dialogue and collaboration with Carmen Fiol (Arriola & Fiol arquitectes);  Luca Veltri (Laboratorio Quattro); Andrea Arriola Fiol (Arame Studio); Lorenzo Degli Esposti (Degli Esposti Architetti).

Altertopos:
Salome Gugunava, Nodar Kvanchiani, Beka Bitsadze, Tatu Batiashvili

Among many impressive works of young practitioners and students, our proposal for Georgian Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale was exhibited at the Architectural Association, (AA) School of Architecture, in Marc Cousin's Lecture hall.

Our work has been shortlisted in the section of Origins and Destinations. The exhibition was launched in the frame of Climate Matters Week held at AA, 30 Oct- 3 Nov.

The concept of the proposal has been elaborated in dialogue and collaboration with Carmen Fiol (Arriola & Fiol arquitectes);  Luca Veltri (Laboratorio Quattro); Andrea Arriola Fiol (Arame Studio); Lorenzo Degli Esposti (Degli Esposti Architetti).

Altertopos: Salome Gugunava, Nodar Kvanchiani, Beka Bitsadze, Tatu Batiashvili

Project abstract:

The proposal for the Georgian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2023 represents a wall installation in "Il Giardino Bianco Art Space".

The proposal constitutes an insertion of a wall as the dynamic, plastic and expressive element penetrating existing exhibition space. The wall metaphorically represents Georgia's location between European and Asian cultures. The flow and circulation of visitors are directed by two triangular-shaped openings. Terrains, surrounding the new wall, introduce stages for the models from 20th-century unfinished modernist architectural objects from Georgia.

The pavilion is designed as a laboratory of the future, where Georgia, located in the middle of the Western and the Eastern cultures, presents its architecture, art, origin and philosophy in dialogue with surrounding geographical, political, and socio-cultural contexts. It becomes a platform, stage, bridge and corridor connecting these diverse thoughts.

The project concept has been elaborated in dialogue and collaboration with Carmen Fiol (Arriola & Fiol arquitectes);  Luca Veltri (Laboratorio Quattro); Andrea Arriola Fiol (Arame Studio); Lorenzo Degli Esposti (Degli Esposti Architetti).

Altertopos:
Salome Gugunava, Nodar Kvanchiani, Beka Bitsadze, Tatu Batiashvili

-SILOS Museum is a transformation scenario for the old industrial urban monument in Buenos Aires. The strategic location of the design territory provokes peculiar solutions on architectural and urban scales. The proximity of the three scapes, river-scape, built-scape, and landscape, with their visual-physical transition from the city to nature, provokes the experience of unity and playfulness for the visitors.

The analysis of Buenos Aires morphology, composed of the “Cadro y Decumano” grid, allowed the use of two urban axes for the transformation strategy. The first axe is parallel to the river, while the second one, crossing the Woman’s Bridge ( by Santiago Calatrava,) connects ‘Parque Mujeres Argentinas’ and ‘Casa Rosada.’

Collaboration: ALTERTOPOS & AUCI
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The project territory is the waterfront of Shaori Lake, located in Racha, one of the most beautiful regions of Georgia. The place has a strategic location since it is in the middle of fascinating touristic landmarks.

Two building materials - local wood and concrete establish the connection to Georgian vernacular architecture. The formal articulation of the interior and exterior spaces composes a specific and unique visitor experience. The offsetting and division of planar arcs suggest three architectonic scenarios: Front yard, central courtyard, and semi-private yard.
The fragmented solitary buildings become unified through a circular path-way proposing different interior and exterior spaces. The continuous path-way gradually changes its functions; From the playground to the bridge, from the bridge to the central courtyard, and finally to the observation deck penetrating the Shaori Lake. This kind of spatial gradation provides complex architectonic spaces and playfulness.

The inner courtyard space imitates the canyons, cliffs, and rocks found in the surrounding nature of the Racha Region. The ground floor, with different public areas and private balconies of hotel rooms, provides spectacular views of Shaori Lake.

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The fragmented solitary buildings become unified through a circular path-way proposing different interior and exterior spaces. The continuous path-way gradually changes its functions; From the playground to the bridge, from the bridge to the central courtyard, and finally to the observation deck penetrating the Shaori Lake. This kind of spatial gradation provides complex architectonic spaces and playfulness.

The inner courtyard space imitates the canyons, cliffs, and rocks found in the surrounding nature of the Racha Region. The ground floor, with different public areas and private balconies of hotel rooms, provides spectacular views of Shaori Lake.

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