Emscher Village
Temporary visitor centre for the art event Emscherkunst.2013
The temporary visitor centre for EMSCHERKUNST.2013 and the Art Camp for local art associations are made from re-used overseas containers which house the different programs. By keeping the layout strictly at ground level and referring to a path through a village, not only the space inside matters, but also the various in-between spaces, sheltered by a roof or open-air.
In this way, a variety of social spaces are created while keeping the site fully permeable. Along this path spanning from the visitor centre to the Art Camp and connecting the Rhein-Herne canal to the Lindnerstrasse, different activities are plugged-in. The journey through this village and the sequence of activities go from rent a bike, information, cafes, shop and cinema, to artist village with art production and education and finally reaching the artist in residence. The path itself is defined by the different qualities of the ground: pallets, pebbles, gardens and flower fields. The roof shadows the containers, create spaces underneath sheltered from the elements and offers a spatial chromatic experience while walking through.
Feature on Domus
Location
Emscherkunst, Oberhausen, DE
Area
1,064 m2
Year
2013
Project by
OOZE (Eva Pfannes, Sylvain Hartenberg)
Event
Emscherkunst 2013
Curator
Florian Matzner
Support
Emschergenossenschaft
Collaborators
Project team: Augustin Roy-Verger, Mara Kanthak, Philippe Macdougall, Maria Chiou
Photography
Roman Mensing, Ooze, Thorsten Arendt
Status
Realised
Notes
Structure: Reto Bonomo / Steel contractor: Tiggelovend Kok. / Fabric: Zonlicht / Woodwork: Jasper van der Made, Koert Verberne.
share on:
TwitterFacebookLinkedIn