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Walls as Rooms

A wall might be a structure which provides security and sometimes carries the weight of a roof to form a shelter. A wall can divide an interior and an exterior, lead the movements inside a building or may materialize a border, divide two properties or even, - physically and symbolically -, become a barrier between two different regions. In some cases an enlarged enclosure may host a space in itself: the inhabitable wall hides an ambiguous domain within its thickness, an interstitial area on the brink between two conditions: inside and outside.
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Energy as Architectural Matter: Oswald Mathias Ungers’ Solar House (1980)

June 27, 2021 by Mariabruna Fabrizi Leave a Comment

In 1980, German architect Oswald Mathias Ungers took part in a competition for a prototypal solar house to develop on a large scale in the community … [Read more...]

Walls as Rooms /4 : The Hakka Tulou (Community Housing for Equals)

February 1, 2014 by Fosco Lucarelli 4 Comments

Mostly built between the 12th and the 20th centuries, the Tulou are large fortified buildings representing a specific and traditional housing type of … [Read more...]

Walls as Rooms / 2: Fortified Churches in Transylvania

November 21, 2013 by Mariabruna Fabrizi 1 Comment

A while ago we wrote about British castles and how they became an inspiration for Louis Kahn's research on "servant" and "served" spaces. A further … [Read more...]

Walls as Rooms: British Castles and Louis Kahn

April 6, 2012 by Fosco Lucarelli 7 Comments

Louis Kahn was known for his interest in Scottish Castles, by which he elaborated the distinction between 'served' and 'servant spaces', “with great … [Read more...]

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