BETWEEN SERENITY AND SEDUCTION
BY ANA CATARINA DIAS, CLÁUDIA SANTIAGO, CRISTIANA FULGÊNCIO, SOFIA CASTRO, TATIANA MOURA
Located in the eastern part of the city of Porto, the Faculty of Fine Arts occupies an old palace from the 19th century that has gardens, where buildings of architectural interest were built in the 1950s, specially designed for the teaching of the traditional disciplines of Fine Arts. Based on this pre-existing relationship between nature and architecture, it was decided that a structure should be created to give it more strength, as well as a stronger dialogue between exterior and interior and between the chaotic and fragmented atmosphere, but at the same time, organized and rational.
The structure was designed to take into account the needs of FBAUP students and, therefore, it should be something multifunctional that, in addition to having an exhibition character, as well as a space where you can work, rest, sit or even eat.
In this way, the work begins with a revisit to the spaces of the faculty, mainly to that which is the focus of the project. Here are some references to wooden structures, a natural material that makes sense to be used, taking into account the concepts that served as a motto. Because they have an architectural character and convey the idea of plasticity, color and movement, Kazimir Malevich's works served as a basis for the design of the multifunctional structure. Thus, a bigger and more complexed structure exists, that has different areas for various activities; and others smaller, for being more simple, start to separate for the main structure, therefor, blending in the nature and atmosphere that lives in FBAUP.