랜드마크 프로젝트, 파괴된 지역 경제, 문화 재건을 위한 모티베이션은
랜드마크를 통한 상징적인 이미지로 구현된다.
여기 2010년 지진피해로 파괴된 칠레 중부도시, 랑카구아 재건프로젝트
기존 워터탱크에 새로운 랜드마크를 부여한다.
기존 형상위에 구축된 와이어 메쉬, 그리고 그 서브 스트럭쳐에 매달린
수천개의 메탈판넬로 구성된 워터탱크의 외피는
바람에 의해 즉각적인 반응하는 물의 형태 -물결-를
건축적인 어휘로 투영, 반영함으로써
아이텐티한 캐릭터를 구축한다.
2차원적인 공간의 볼륨은 3차원적인 공간으로 볼륨으로
정적인 공간은 동적인 공간으로
도시의 평범한 일부분에서 도시의 앵커로
공간은 장소화 된다.
reviewed by SJ
The exterior of this water tower in Chile was designed by architect Mathias Klotz to ripple like a pond disturbed by gentle wind
Located on the edge of a motorway in Rancagua, central Chile, the structure is one in a series of new water towers constructed to replace those damaged and destroyed during the 2010 earthquake.
Chilean architect Mathias Klotz was asked by water company Essbio to come up with a concept to make the towers more attractive without changing the original shapes, which have become recognisable landmarks.
An original proposal to transform the tower into a "large urchin" by surrounding it with wire was rejected due to safety concerns, so instead Klotz designed a system of metal panels that move with the wind.
"The idea was to produce a skin whose surface was altered by the wind so as to resemble the appearance of the surface of the water when the wind is changed," explained the studio.
New lighting fixtures project out from the top of the structure, allowing the panels to reflect light after sundown.
from dezeen