bauMaxx Hypermarket
This projects plays with the urban concept of reversing the figure / ground ratio of American hypermarkets. It is a celebration of traffic, performed by cutting the regular parking patterns into the irregular plot contour. This should have been strengthened by the green roof substance, as a new elevated ground, publicly accessible. The negative reaction of the developer turned this former concept into a new perceptual reality - no trespassing. The landscape is thus to be observed / mentally consumed / remote-controlled. The surreal nature of the fireplace on the roof terrace of the Bestégui Apartment by L-C is equaled by the virtual status of the landscaped zone in the Hypermarket. All inward-bound planes are entirely glazed, all perimeter ones are mute, but user-friendly. A green roof as a common denominator and recreated artificial topography. Four billboards 'anchor' the vast slopes of the structure to the site and turn to the traffic streams.
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