Lights of Life: Schindler's Ark & Sustainable Village

Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo, Tucumán

Idea projektu

This factory was a refuge for many Jewish Holocaust survivors. Our idea was to represent the lives saved through lights, as a representation of the lives saved. As opposed to the use of concrete or other materials in tributes to the dead.

Popis projektu

We seek to relate the existing building with all the other elements of the land. We incorporated an access walkway showing a monument of light posts representing the lives saved, and sought to reflect that light in a reflecting pool.

Technické informace

We decided to use transparent elements (glass and white structures) to express transparency, use of natural light and differentiate what is new from what is heritage. We repeat this aspect in each site of the proposal

Dokumentace

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