A Walled Oasis
The wall and the movement route create a valuable spatial experience through a series of polyphonic overlapsbetween active and passive spaces, horizontal and vertical accent, and dark and light.
Together with little details and a modified function, the abandoned site becomes a new public place. In the process, it explores a new way to locate itself in the context physically, culturally and psychologically
The Unknown Porto (A Walled Oasis) | date : 2014 | location : Porto, Portugal | team : Madhusudhan Chalasani, Mario Galiana Liras, Javier Ugarte Albizu, Bharat Kumar | status : U8 – The Unknown Porto | competition : first prize