Inspired by the surrounding landscape of subtle undulations and changing seasonal appearance, we opted instead for a building that is characterized by a dialogue between its tropical interior waterscapes and the frozen context.
This contrast goes beyond the mere flight into a tropical paradise – it is amplified by their juxtaposition and evokes the contemporary experience of multiple realities, such as the rapid shift between places, sounds, or impressions.
The project offers glimpses of the external reality as if through eyes fluttering in and out of a daydream. When sipping a cocktail on a deckchair next to the pool, the Tundra has never looked so good.
ELASTIC MESHWORK OF PARAMETERS – The project was developed using a parametric design strategy that overcomes the unilateral and inflexible scope of a traditional architectural proposal. This approach enables new variables and changes to be incorporated in the generative design process, whilst retaining an overall conceptual coherence.
INDEX OF FLOWS AND ACTIVITIES – Much like natural formations, the project’s morphology is shaped, informed and differentiated by processes. Movement becomes both a witness and active stimulator of further activity.
The result is a spongy tissue with a series of outside pockets that introduce the reality of the Siberian climate as snow-filled ‘exponents’ within the tropical reality of the interior. It is topographically organized with water chutes carved into the undulating ground plane rather than floating in the air. Hence the spaces are organized and experienced as landscape, inviting exploration and discovery.
