Abstract
Merging private space into public space was the idea of an experiment made in Vienna in 2017, as a result from the collaboration between and artist and an architect for the exhibition “Stop Over: Ways if Temporary Exchange”. The idea of the project named Hic Habito (in latin: I dwell here) was based on a simple remark of the artist, Cristina David: very often artists live in lower quality spaces than the spaces that host their masterpieces. Cristina included this work in her egoistic creations, in the sense that it was a statement for the wellbeing of the artist in contrast with the work of art. She proposed to have a private apartment inside the art gallery Frei Raum Q21, in the MuseumsQuartier in Vienna and to live there during the exhibition, for more than a month, instead of exhibiting her work of art. As an architect, I was asked to create this dwelling, to design a private area inside a public space, an apartment that would offer intimacy in a crowded and privileged zone of Vienna. The conclusions of this empirical experiment, questioning the limits of public and private space were based on Cristina’s personal experience during the time spent inside the gallery, the reaction of the public and the challenges of the architect. The project opened new possibilities of interpretation, design and use for public spaces.
Presenters
Ana Maria MachedonAssociate Professor, Synthesis of Architectural Design, University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu", Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2024 Special Focus—Asocial Forms: Reconfiguring Possibilities of Urban Space
KEYWORDS
Public Space, Art Experiment, Dwelling
