Thursday, September 7, 2017

Invisible Cities of Italo Calvino

Zoe



In the far away land. Zoe is hidden in the place where is only few people have been visit. The man doesnt know or have any clue about it. But as soon as he arrived, he can look through the city and immediately distinguishes everything by a few glances: which are the princepalace, the temple, the pagoda, the cathedral, the slum. But when he starts to roam around the city. He suddenly cannot distinguish the building or the features of the space anymore. He experiences a big network of structure. Everything seems to be merged and connected together. And even bigger structure over it  as if it is a city underneath  a single structure. its like Zoe is a exoskeleton city that has an infrastructure over it and when you go inside, you are in an exterior of it. Zoe is the city of indivisible. He cannot even perceive which is interior or exterior. In every space of the city you can do any activities; sleep, cook, sell, trade or relax.  These activities can be performed at any place in the city. How does people live here? and how can I understand it?


Zoe : City and sign 3

Choosing a relationship between the city into the next phase. I choose to work with the relationship of interior and exterior. 
In every shopping malls have a space where people could relax and take a small break from shopping and chaotic environment  inside. These kind of space mostly located exterior or design to be experienced as exterior. But still you consider yourself and that specific shopping mall. This kind of space always designed to have either vegetation or skylight to make users experience as if there are in an outdoor space, not a shopping mall anymore. To enjoy a value small time of break or perform any activities they want.


Free space