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Social machinist

Social machinist

Social machinist

Umgestaltung des Platz der Stadt Hof in Berlin-Neukölln
Die Leitidee ist die Gestaltung eines Platzes, der Freiraum im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes bildet, und nicht wie ein zu eng geschnittenes Korsett Möglichkeiten verhindert. Die vorgefundenen Elemente werden mit den neuen hinzugefügten verdichtet, und bilden einen neuen Brennpunkt am Platz: den sozialen Maschinist. Die Fläche wird freigeräumt. Die Platane als gestaltgebendes Element wird betont, und ihr wird ein funktionaler Gegenpol, der soziale Maschinist, als Dia­logpartner gegenübergestellt. Das Leben am Platz spielt sich nun zwischen diesen beiden Polen ab: dem Ruhepol der schat­tenspendenden Platane, und den verschiedenen Aggregatszuständen des Sozialen Maschin­isten, der einige Stücke spielen kann.

Kooperationspartner: Ton Matton

Category
Invited competition,
honorable mention

Location
Berlin, DE

Year
2010

Client
Bezirksamt Berlin-Neukölln

Social machinist

Umgestaltung des Platz der Stadt Hof in Berlin-Neukölln
Die Leitidee ist die Gestaltung eines Platzes, der Freiraum im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes bildet, und nicht wie ein zu eng geschnittenes Korsett Möglichkeiten verhindert. Die vorgefundenen Elemente werden mit den neuen hinzugefügten verdichtet, und bilden einen neuen Brennpunkt am Platz: den sozialen Maschinist. Die Fläche wird freigeräumt. Die Platane als gestaltgebendes Element wird betont, und ihr wird ein funktionaler Gegenpol, der soziale Maschinist, als Dia­logpartner gegenübergestellt. Das Leben am Platz spielt sich nun zwischen diesen beiden Polen ab: dem Ruhepol der schat­tenspendenden Platane, und den verschiedenen Aggregatszuständen des Sozialen Maschin­isten, der einige Stücke spielen kann.

Kooperationspartner: Ton Matton

Category
Invited competition,
honorable mention

Location
Berlin, DE

Year
2010

Client
Bezirksamt Berlin-Neukölln

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