The proposal for Edifici 111 is showcased in Copenhagen
The architectural firm Flores & Prats is showcasing their project for Edifici 111 in Terrassa at an exhibition in the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen from 5 September to 25 October 2013. The 'Meeting at the Building' exhibition is the result of a collaboration between the School of Architecture of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and the guest architects and professors Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats, and features material relating to the design, construction and final status of Edifici 111 in an area of over 700 square metres.
The exhibition builds a scenario in which the everyday social relations of the campus of the Academy's School of Architecture overlap with those established every day by Edifici 111, and can be viewed in a series of videos. According to the architects, the aim is to 'bring a fragment of Barcelona to the Copenhagen campus to set the stage for discussions on the role of architecture in the European welfare society in the third millennium'. Visitors are invited to enter the scenario and get involved in this approach to the possibilities of contemporary social housing.
The exhibition is complemented by the results of the workshop that Flores and Prats held for students at the Royal Danish Academy last January on the design of social housing, during which they studied various cases in Barcelona and Copenhagen.
The exhibition will have a second and very unique complementary space: the showroom of the architectural firm Leth & Gori in an old bakery in the centre of Copenhagen. This will feature projects by Flores & Prats prior to the Edifici 111 venture which already featured some of its most distinctive characteristics. Also, in a reflection of the original activity in the premises, a selection of cakes and biscuits will be produced for the exhibition, featuring the shapes of the projects being exhibited there. The British artist Soraya Smithson and the Barcelona-based patisserie Escribà will be working together to cook these edible projects.
Organised by: Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen
From: 5 September to 25 October 2013
Auditorium. Barcelona
The Auditorium is located on the first floor of the Plaça Nova building and is the institutional room of the COAC for holding conferences and presentations. It is accessed from the main lobby by a staircase and also has an elevator for people with reduced mobility.
Fully equipped with all the necessary audiovisual equipment, this is one of the largest meeting rooms in the city centre for holding these kinds of events, able to hold 250 people.
Main uses: conferences and presentations, working meetings, technical seminars, product launches.
Location: Barcelona
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Picasso Room. Barcelona
The Picasso Room is located on the first floor of the Plaça Nova building and also serves as the foyer for the Auditorium. It is accessed from the main lobby by staircase and also has an elevator for people with reduced mobility.
The most iconic ornamental feature of this room, which gives it its name, is the set of two friezes known as ‘The Mediterranean’—which are the inner faces of the friezes running along the sides of the exterior façade of the building, created in 1962 by Norwegian artist Carl Nesjar based on a design by Picasso. The two friezes are further enhanced by special lighting effects.
The space is accessed from the main lobby by a staircase and there are also elevators for people with reduced mobility. It covers an area of 227 m2 and has windows running around the perimeter at ceiling level to allow natural light into the room if required.
Location: Barcelona
Main uses: The unique décor and location of the Picasso Room makes it ideal for holding exhibitions, conferences and dinners and it can also be used as a foyer for the Auditorium for the usual purposes of this kind of space, such as registration desks, stands exhibiting products of sponsoring companies, cocktail parties, etc.
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La propuesta del Edificio 111 se muestra en Copenhague
Así, la muestra construye un escenario en que las relaciones sociales cotidianas del campus de la escuela danesa de arquitectura se solapan con las que se establecen diariamente en el Edificio 111, que se podrán ver en una serie de vídeos. Según los arquitectos, el objetivo es "llevar un fragmento de Barcelona al Campus de Copenhague para enmarcar el discurso sobre el rol de la Arquitectura dentro del estado de bienestar europeo al tercer milenio". Los visitantes son invitados a entrar en esta escena y formar parte de una aproximación a las posibilidades de la vivienda social contemporánea.
La exposición se complementa con el resultado del taller que Flores y Prats llevaron a cabo para estudiantes de la Royal Danish Academy el pasado mes de enero en torno al diseño de la vivienda social, y en el transcurso del cual se estudiaron diferentes casos en Barcelona y Copenhague.
Esta muestra tendrá un segundo escenario complementario singular: el escaparate del estudio de arquitectura Leth & Gori, ubicado en un antiguo horno de pan en el centro de Copenhague. Allí se mostrarán proyectos de Flores & Prats previos al Edificio 111, pero que ya contenían algunos de sus rasgos distintivos. Además, y enlazando con la actividad original del local, se producirán para la exposición un surtido de galletas y pasteles con las formas de los proyectos que se exponen. Así, la artista británica Soraya Smithson y la pastelería barcelonesa Escribà trabajarán conjuntamente para cocinar estos proyectos comestibles.
