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SPATIAL EXPERIENCE, NARRATIVE & ARCHITECTURE - BYERA HADLEY REPORT 82.0 CASE STUDIES2.2 CLOUDSCAPESTransolar and Tetsuo Kondo ArchitectsA significant installation that took place in theArsenale Artiglierie was “Cloudscapes” by Germanengineering firm Transolar and Tetsuo KondoArchitects. They collaborated to create a real cloud,with clear extents, in the Arsenale Corderie, the effectbeing an ethereal layering of the Arsenale space.This installation housed a series of ramps that invitedvisitors to experience an ephemeral atmosphere frombelow, within and above using a ramp that windsthrough the space, with varying levels of visibilityand humidity. 7 The cloud greatly affected the naturallight qualities in the space, imbuing the space witha theatrical atmosphere. The temporary insertion oframps into the space allowed the participant to gainaccess to new vantage points of the original building,previously inaccessible.Mise-en-scène is an expression used to describe thedesign aspects of a theatre or film production, whichessentially means “visual theme” or “telling a story”-both in visually artful ways through storyboarding,cinematography and stage design, and in poeticallyartful ways through direction. 8 When applied to thecinema, mise-en-scène refers to everything thatappears before the camera and its arrangementcomposition,sets, props, actors, costumes, andlighting. 9 Transolar and Tetsuo Kondo Architectsadopted a very filmic approach to architectural spacein this work, which had to do with people in space,and experiencing that space. They were interestedin how “you will change the space and how it willchange you.” 101The images show different views of the exhibitionspace. Images 2-4 follow the movement sequence Itook through the space via the spiral ramp. The rampallowed for a detailed exploration of Architecturalfeatures such as the existing columns and ceilingspace. From the crest of the ramp the mist wouldcover the entire floor level with changing degrees ofvisibility. This added new vistas, and removed others,making the space feel alternatively more, or lessintimate. The ‘cloud’ also altered and enhanced thelight effects in the room, as can be seen in image 6.The use of props and atmospheric effects incombination with the existing building encouragedthe viewer to experience the space in new waysbased on a new set of sensory stimuli.2PICTUREDTransolar & Tetsuo Kondo Architects,‘Cloudscapes’, Arsenale VeniceArchitecture Biennale 20103
SPATIAL EXPERIENCE, NARRATIVE & ARCHITECTURE - BYERA HADLEY REPORT 92.0 CASE STUDIES45PICTUREDTransolar & Tetsuo Kondo Architects,‘Cloudscapes’, Arsenale VeniceArchitecture Biennale 20106
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