Fluctuating Spatiality
Name
Stine Bundgaard Larsen
Education degree
Master
School
School of Architecture
Study programme
Architecture and Extreme Environments
Year
2016

A reinterpretation of an existing market space located in the city of Manaus, Brazil, investigating the relationship between the city and the seasonal conditions in the area, and introducing leisure activities, focusing on the acts of samba.

Concept

Plan of the market space with three main piers with market stalls, and canals in between allowing the boats to dock and unload

Section, morning, viewed from the river. The water level is on its maximum and the floating elements are in level with the city.


Section, afternoon. The stairs continuing the descend from the park to the river, invites for people to hang out


Section, evening. The roof is rotated with bleachers on the one side, which invites spectators to take part in the carnival


Current situation; the market blocks the city access to the river, and a large road blocks access further

Current situation; when the water level is low, the access from the river is challenged by a 10 meter high wall

Current situation; when the water level is high, the access from the river is easier, but the road is still blocking

Current situation; occasional flooding in most of the market hall causes the vendors to relocate their stalls out on the road

Aerial plan, the dashed line indicate the road that is both for delivery of goods, and for the samba parades