(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama
19/09/2016.
[Taipei] Taiwan. Post-Active.- 5>15.10.2016
metalocus, ÁLVARO LAMAS
metalocus, ÁLVARO LAMAS
Framed in the Taipei World Design Capital 2016 and as part of the development of public spaces of the city, Basurama collective have held two facilities for the city.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama. Image courtesy of Basurama.
(RE)_CREATE TAIPEI by Basurama.
Basurama intervention consists of two parts, one for children and near a kindergarten. With empty water tanks are manufactured swings and play areas. The second part is again a playground but with the intention to propose a new public space in the city, where different uses arise.
Description of the proyect by Basurama
In the process of transformation and urban planning in which is today the city of Taipei, one of the main problems it faces are common infrastructures, such as playgrounds and other public spaces, which are being replaced and redesigned under the same pattern and the same style.
We have identified several citizens' movements against the standardization of these public spaces. Demanded playgrounds with more textures, areas that allow imagine several ways to play, places that do not have a thought-out design for exclusive use proprietary and many others.
(RE) _Create Taipei is a project under the Taipei World Design Capital 2016 that focuses on public space, urban waste and local communities.
The project will take shape through research, analysis, dialogue and communication; as well as activities, events and facilities designed by Basurama and City Yeast along with other cultural agents and citizens.
The result will be two interventions in public spaces in Taipei, whose final design will depend on the context and local partners with whom they work.
The Kid Watertank Ambition Park or Playground is located in the southeastern part of Jhongxiao Rd. And Jinhua Rd, next to a kindergarten.
The intervention consists of 1 giant tank of water from industrial refrigeration systems and 5 tanks of different sizes from air conditioning systems.
The Civic Swing Space lamppost or Open Space is located below the bridge Shimin boulevar at the junction of Civic Boulevard, Section 3 and Andong street. This second intervention aims to go beyond being a playground or a park, was created with the intention to propose a new public space in the city, where different uses, such as swings, rest areas or even a scenario arise.
We have identified several citizens' movements against the standardization of these public spaces. Demanded playgrounds with more textures, areas that allow imagine several ways to play, places that do not have a thought-out design for exclusive use proprietary and many others.
(RE) _Create Taipei is a project under the Taipei World Design Capital 2016 that focuses on public space, urban waste and local communities.
The project will take shape through research, analysis, dialogue and communication; as well as activities, events and facilities designed by Basurama and City Yeast along with other cultural agents and citizens.
The result will be two interventions in public spaces in Taipei, whose final design will depend on the context and local partners with whom they work.
The Kid Watertank Ambition Park or Playground is located in the southeastern part of Jhongxiao Rd. And Jinhua Rd, next to a kindergarten.
The intervention consists of 1 giant tank of water from industrial refrigeration systems and 5 tanks of different sizes from air conditioning systems.
The Civic Swing Space lamppost or Open Space is located below the bridge Shimin boulevar at the junction of Civic Boulevard, Section 3 and Andong street. This second intervention aims to go beyond being a playground or a park, was created with the intention to propose a new public space in the city, where different uses, such as swings, rest areas or even a scenario arise.
More information
Architects
Basurama
Co-authors
City Yeast, TAF (Taiwan Air Force), CRC (Creative Reuse Center)
Client
Taipei World Design Capital 2016
Dates
PRE-ACTIVE.- 21-31 March, 2016
INTERVENTION.- 10-24 July, 2016
POST-ACTIVE.- 5-15 October, 2016
. BASURAMA
Basurama is a forum for discussion and reflection on trash, waste and reuse in all its formats and possible meanings. It was born in Madrid School of Architecture (ETSAM) in the year 2001 and, since then, it has evolved and acquired new shapes.
Their aim is to study those phenomena inherent in the massive production of real and virtual trash in the consumer society, providing points of view on the subject that might generate new thoughts and attitudes. They find gaps in these processes of production and consume that not only raise questions about the way they manage their resources but also about the way they think, they work, they perceive reality.
Far from trying to offer a single manifest to be used as a manual, Basurama has compiled a series of multiform opinions and projects, not necessarily resembling each other, which explore different areas. We try to establish subtle connections between them so that they may give rise to unexpected reactions. We are not worried about its lack of unity; moreover, we believe it to be evocative and potentially subversive.
