Archifest '11
by WY-TO as Architects - Tue, 22 November 2011
WY-TO is the Art Director for the Common Spaces Exhibition in collaboration with Chia Ming Chien, Chua Yeong Ching, Peter Hunt, Anita Nevens and Irene Pautrisia Tandiono.
The 2011 chapter of Archifest, Singapore’s annual architectural event, presents the Common Spaces exhibition, an investigation into the nature of shared spaces and the way these experiences have been modified by an increasingly global environment.
To facilitate this exploration, the exhibition is zoned into four facets centred on the theme of shared spaces – the architecturally defined “physical environment”, the psychological dimension of “perceived spaces”, and the highly connected, yet intangible, worlds of the “media” and “virtual networks”. Inspired by the ‘Agora’, a gathering place in ancient Greek cities that was a site for discussion, debate and the exchange of ideas, Common Spaces has been similarly envisaged to be a destination where questions are raised, discussions are sparked and communal interactivity is stimulated.
In addition to the curatorial contents of each zone, relevant projects from competitions and contributions are featured alongside the exhibits, thus illustrating the way Architects and Designers shape their works by exploring, interpreting and manipulating these facets.
Furthermore, a fifth zone, the “playground”, has been included amidst the scaffolding to provide an open space within which each participant can define, interpret and utilise the common space in a personalised manner. As such, the exhibition design has been conceived to invite the public to experience and experiment with the ideas broached in each zone. Common Spaces achieves public awareness not only with information, but also through the experiential demonstration of architecture’s ability to communicate through the use of spatiality and function.
The 2011 chapter of Archifest, Singapore’s annual architectural event, presents the Common Spaces exhibition, an investigation into the nature of shared spaces and the way these experiences have been modified by an increasingly global environment.
To facilitate this exploration, the exhibition is zoned into four facets centred on the theme of shared spaces – the architecturally defined “physical environment”, the psychological dimension of “perceived spaces”, and the highly connected, yet intangible, worlds of the “media” and “virtual networks”. Inspired by the ‘Agora’, a gathering place in ancient Greek cities that was a site for discussion, debate and the exchange of ideas, Common Spaces has been similarly envisaged to be a destination where questions are raised, discussions are sparked and communal interactivity is stimulated.
In addition to the curatorial contents of each zone, relevant projects from competitions and contributions are featured alongside the exhibits, thus illustrating the way Architects and Designers shape their works by exploring, interpreting and manipulating these facets.
Furthermore, a fifth zone, the “playground”, has been included amidst the scaffolding to provide an open space within which each participant can define, interpret and utilise the common space in a personalised manner. As such, the exhibition design has been conceived to invite the public to experience and experiment with the ideas broached in each zone. Common Spaces achieves public awareness not only with information, but also through the experiential demonstration of architecture’s ability to communicate through the use of spatiality and function.
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