Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office did a Block 39 competition proposal – Centre for Promotion of Science in Belgrade.

Centre for Promotion of Science, render courtesy Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

+ Project description by Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

A circle  interrupts the rigidity and uniformity of the square gri. The fragmentation is challenged. The block 39 is an entity: a perimeter with a disk.

A fluid continuum that embraces and defends the integrity of the center.

Centre for Promotion of Science - Site plan, drawing courtesy Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

It is a world apart but still a part of the bigger whole, a transition line and an interior, in contrast but not opposed to the exterior.

Infiltration is vital to the accomplishment of the center.

Centre for Promotion of Science - Conceptual diagram, drawing courtesy Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

The perimeter has no beginning and no end, it gives no preference, unifies and enables the flow of movement in,around and within. The disk is the soul defined by the body. The circle enabled by the new buildings that emerge is stimulated by the constant flow into, through and within.

The center for the promotion of science – a circular segment – a piece cut of by a chord, the perimeter but already the disk, a presence that gives possibility, provokes movement, provokes thought. Formally, it is defined by the shape, to which it shall give its essence.

Centre for Promotion of Science - Section, drawing courtesy Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

Boundaries are actually the main factor in space, just as the present, another boundary, is the main factor in time.

eduardo chillida

The pergola – the perimeter – a integral part of the center for the promotion of science brings the entire block together and invites the outside inside,into the secret garden of science.

The pergola by its size and various functions  is to bring the quarter to a human scale. While being a physical boundary the pergola retains a visual transparency  that links the block with the surroundings and becomes an integral part of the outside as well as the inside.

Centre for Promotion of Science, render courtesy Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

The pergola enables a flow of movement between the various buildings that are to appear in the near future. The building lines in block 39 are compatible with those of its surroundings.  The pergola unites all the different funtions of block 39 and brings together the diferent generations that are to learn, work and play in this new environment.

The center for the promotion of science – part of the perimeter but already the disk –  plays the role of a gateway. The design provides a fissure that punctuates the building and draws the outside world into the circle. The aperture is formed in the very belly of the edifice. You enter a crevice lit by an opening in the roof. A rectangular painting of the sky opens up above you and then you continue on your path, either into the building or ahead, into the  garden.

Centre for Promotion of Science - Floor plans, drawing courtesy Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

Centre for Promotion of Science - Communication diagram, drawing courtesy Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

The spatial relationships inside the building are defined by the fissure as well. It divides it into two parts that converge on the first floor where one may look down through a glass opening onto the passerbyers or, once again, up onto the rectangular framing of the sky. The functions of the building are divided into two sections, on two sides of the fissure and the movement of visitors is established around the hollow belly of the building.

Create around one at least a small circle where matters are arranged as one wants them to be.

anna freud

+ Project credits / data

Project: Centre for Promotion of Science in Belgrade ( Block 39 competition proposal)
Architect: Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office | Alba Labuda, Hugon Kowalski, Adam Wiercinski, Borys Wrzeszcz
Location: Belgrade
Typology: Master plan | Culture

+ All images and drawings courtesy Mariusz Wrzeszcz Office

What is the relationship between technology and community building? A one-day mini-workshop in London, 5 March.

NearLab presents a stimulating event that offers you an opportunity to sample ideas and views, try out a selection of hands-on design thinking tools, and participate in a mini-workshop on the opportunities and challenges faced by professionals in the fields of participation, engagement and community building, with technology, narrative and design.

Speakers include Charlie Tims (Demos), Heather Ring (Urban Orchard), Steve McAdam (Fluid, Soundings) and Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (RIG, Tinker.it!) who work in a variety of creative fields and who are all passionate about people, technology and good ideas.

Connecting communities online, offline and everything in-between…
Saturday, March 05, 2011 from 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM (GMT)
London, United Kingdom

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Norway architectural practice Tommie Wilhelmsen architect has designed the 120 m2 Dalene Cabin situated at Østhusvik on the island Rennesøy, Norway. It was completed in 2009.

It is placed overlooking the sea surrounding the island and opens up its facade towards south, to bring in as much light as possible. The interior and exterior is united through the folding doors wich opens up the facade. The outside is firpannels and the inside is oak on all surfaces and concreat on the backwall and the fireplace.

The floors and terrace changes in level to give a more dynamic feeling inside and at the same time it helps to integrate the cabin into the landscape.

Dalene Cabin, image courtesy Tommie Wilhelmsen | Photo by Nils Petter Dahle

Dalene Cabin, image courtesy Tommie Wilhelmsen | Photo by Nils Petter Dahle

Dalene Cabin, image courtesy Tommie Wilhelmsen | Photo by Nils Petter Dahle

+ Project credits / data

Architect: Tommie Wilhelmsen | http://www.tommie-wilhelmsen.no/
Project: Dalene Cabin
Location: Østhusvik, Rennesøy island, Norway
Size: 120 m2
Photographer: Nils Petter Dahle

+ About Architect Tommie Wilhelmsen

Architect Tommie Wilhelmsen born 1973 in Stavanger. He graduated in 2000 at the Bergen School of Architecture.

In 2001 he set up his professional studio. The office is located in Stavanger, on the west coast of Norway. Workes with the focus on the residential typology. Spring 2006 Wilhelmsen will be on of 6 invited offices in an exibition for young norwegian architecture in Ferrarra, Italy. Basic elemnets like wind, terrain, sun, rain, landscape and clima is the fundamnet for all design. Each house (building) is designed only for one spot on the planet.The projects are devolped not as only practical planing, but also ass visuell research. The playfull, naiv optimistic and useless has just as big value in the design process as the logicla og practical. Essensial is the belife that a good house can change your life. Good architecture is a place that its never easy to leave.

+ All images courtesy Tommie Wilhelmsen | Photo by Nils Petter Dahle

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