Bridging Emotions.
Although we each possess different abilities and experiences, we share common emotional needs that connect us. This project aims to create an inclusive environment by emphasizing these shared emotional connections, fostering an experience that is both profound and subtle--transcending conventional notions of physical access. The emotions evoked include curiosity, excitement, calmness, and a sense of achievement.
The most effective way to trigger these feelings is through engagement with both built and natural surroundings.
At the heart of the site lies a positively charged space that initiates the journey.
Three main spatial nodes form key relationships between building access and the surrounding landscape.
From these nodes arise elevation structures--two external and one internal--interlinked by bridges that offer horizontal movement.
These interventions go beyond circulation; they provoke curiosity and excitement through dynamic positioning and discreet signaling, including a vibrant red hue that subtly guides without imposing.
Bridges amplify emotional and sensory engagement by elevating individuals into connection with nature. They invite sensations of wind, sunlight, and warmth--enhancing visual, tactile, and atmospheric experience. This fosters well-being and spatial freedom in an undifferentiated way.
Inside the building, this experiential continuum persists through the repetition of structure and bridge elements along the central corridor, naturally directing visitors to the reception area.
Two key gestures ensure clarity and comfort: red-textured patches on the floor that invite intuitive orientation, and a neutral reception counter framed by a contrasting wall for clear legibility.
The counter design reflects the inclusive spirit of the exterior interventions, welcoming invisibly by its design users of diverse abilities.
These subtle spatial strategies--structures, bridges, textures--create an invisible framework that supports achievement with or without conscious effort, offering all visitors a dignified and empowering experience from arrival onward.
(From competitor's text)
The proposal relies heavily on ramps, considered too complex and impractical. The idea of resolving circulation from the outside and creating an independent circulation system is interesting, but the lack of coverage for the ramps limits use across season.
(From jury report)
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