guardamar castle fort revitalization
site: guardamar del segura, spain (near alicante)
ucb studio abroad, summer 10
instructor: alejandro salazar jasbon
ucb studio abroad, summer 10
instructor: alejandro salazar jasbon
a collection of discoveries as a “foreigner” enables the translation of cultural methods into possibilities of form. the process explores the never ending transformations of the medieval fishermen town. this current castle fort is invaded by a parasite that deconstructs cultural precedents--it becomes an extension of the landscape growing from the ruins and converging paths for market spaces, theaters, art galleries, & observation decks. the form is an analysis of the town’s social-historical sequences that seem to occur continuously; beginning-and-ending cyclically: the weekly ritual of the street market, the town’s population growth by tourism, the series of earthquakes that have destroyed the town, and the pagan/christian/ islamic historical influences. but do these patterns behave linearly, do they overlap, skip, or create ambiguities?
preliminary study: the significance of the
weekly ritual of the street market inspires this
permanent installation for markets and exhibits.
the pods create open shading devices or seating
spaces when closed. the number of units relates
to the needs during seasonal population booms
by tourism throughout the year.