The project distills the ramp as an architectural element and investigates its multi-dimensionality.
"The spiral is linear, but exists in three dimensions; It defines space without strictly containing it" (Frank Lloyd Wright)
The design creates spaces above and underneath, inside and in between the ramp. It incorporates Momentum, a natural characteristic of the ramp, into its shape and becomes a live object. It is of constantly changing parameters (e.g. widht, height, steepness, tilt, curving) and freezes…
The project distills the ramp as an architectural element and investigates its multi-dimensionality.
"The spiral is linear, but exists in three dimensions; It defines space without strictly containing it" (Frank Lloyd Wright)
The design creates spaces above and underneath, inside and in between the ramp. It incorporates Momentum, a natural characteristic of the ramp, into its shape and becomes a live object. It is of constantly changing parameters (e.g. widht, height, steepness, tilt, curving) and freezes velocity.
It creates a dualistic contrast with its encasing room - a rough, cave-like structure, representing intertness, stubbornness and weight.
In certain spots, the ramp takes up enough speed to leave a dent in the stone wall. A surreal moment. The light ramp and the heavy cave start to have a fight over who is in charge here.
During the climb users are being confronted with unusual encounters. May that be the need to crouch underneath/climb up to an upper level of the ramp, wait for counterflowing people before narrow passages or being forced to sidestep one of the suspension rods piercing through the path.