Mound, hearth, enclosure, roof, and column. The way we see it, Gottfried Semper and scholars already figured out what makes honest tectonic form. We're looking for the element that satisfies our primitive urge to value architecture that's good.

July 6th 2011

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Factoría Joven
by: Selgas Cano
in: Mérida, Spain

You’ve got to check out this huge playground that includes a skatepark, climbing walls, graffiti, performance space, and youth center, tucked under a undulating metal roof structure.  The space is open to the city, and welcomes in users that may not have other places to hang out or call their own.  We’ve got to admit, for a program that would typically earn a temporary or even second rate structure, the permanent bad-ass-ness of this project has us smiling.  It’s nice to see alternative ideas and hobbies embraced.

Posted at 3:44pm and tagged with: mound, roof, enclosure, spain, merida, selgas, cano,.

Factoría Jovenby: Selgas Canoin: Mérida, SpainYou’ve got to check out this huge playground that includes a skatepark, climbing walls, graffiti, performance space, and youth center, tucked under a undulating metal roof structure.  The space is open to the city, and welcomes in users that may not have other places to hang out or call their own.  We’ve got to admit, for a program that would typically earn a temporary or even second rate structure, the permanent bad-ass-ness of this project has us smiling.  It’s nice to see alternative ideas and hobbies embraced.