The dialectic tension between the collective dwelling house and monumentalism is a long history which, periodically, re-emerges as a disturbing dilemma, a false problem, therefore, that however becomes true when the mere architectural and typological organization is not sufficient to produce a real architecture. Star Apartments, a social housing complex recently designed and built by Michael Maltzan Architecture in Los Angeles, and exposed at the Biennale di Venezia 2018, find their architectural order if we look at the building choosing our point of view in the spaces comprised between the small apartments and the whole structure. These intersticial spaces are the real center of the project, the elements which give scale and meaning to the whole building.
La dialettica che intercorre tra la casa di abitazione collettiva e il monumento è una lunga storia che, periodicamente, riemerge come un dilemma inquietante, cioè come un problema che non può essere né risolto né rimosso. Un falso problema, dunque, che però diventa vero ogni volta che, e succede molto spesso, la mera organizzazione architettonica e tipologica non è sufficiente a produrre un’architettura di qualità e, per ovviare all’intrinseca debolezza espressiva dell’housing, si aggiungono elementi architettonici che introducono altri argomenti e portano a risultati più interessanti.
Pratiche dell’eccesso. Michael Maltzan, appartamenti sociali a Los Angeles
Rocca, Alessandro
2018-01-01
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The dialectic tension between the collective dwelling house and monumentalism is a long history which, periodically, re-emerges as a disturbing dilemma, a false problem, therefore, that however becomes true when the mere architectural and typological organization is not sufficient to produce a real architecture. Star Apartments, a social housing complex recently designed and built by Michael Maltzan Architecture in Los Angeles, and exposed at the Biennale di Venezia 2018, find their architectural order if we look at the building choosing our point of view in the spaces comprised between the small apartments and the whole structure. These intersticial spaces are the real center of the project, the elements which give scale and meaning to the whole building.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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