Monumental Shed

Nieves Clavien

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Darcey Rose Knott

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Arthur Benjamin Lüthy

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Alice Passalacqua

DEFINITION

The Shed, according to Mark Pimlott, is a simple structure, often reduced to a roof covering an open space, without partitions or functional hierarchy. It becomes a flexible and permissive framework for collective life, welcoming uses, objects, and people without determining them. Pimlott speaks of a universal space, capable of containing everything while remaining open to appropriation. Originating from the primitive shelter, the shed evolves into public forms - stations, halls, markets - hat respond to the needs of modernity. These spaces make visible what they house, rendering them legible and accessible. More infrastructure than building, the shed joins the ranks of great churches or cathedrals through its clear, collective space. Humble yet essential, it allows for multiple uses without fixing them, embodying a form of democratic architecture.

MANIFESTO 

Monumental Shed introduces porosity, depth, and connection into the existing vast but static hall - it becomes an architecture that opens up rather than imposes. Verticality becomes a tool for dialogue, collective engagement, and play. The volumes define pathways, thresholds, and moments for reflection. Light filters through, views are guided trough the structure, and uses f ind their place within a spatial framework that is clear and adaptable. The ground floor remains open and fluid, inviting movement and allowing people to pass through freely while leaving room for larger gatherings and events. This is an architecture inhabitable from both inside and out, active at every scale. It becomes a shared framework that nurtures both individual expression and collective experience - an open stage where students can thrive. 

Files
Main drawing - Monumental Shed (PDF), Detail 1:10 (PDF), Plan 1:100 (PDF), Plan 1:100 (PDF)
Team
Unit:
DC-LAB
Teachers:
Sophie Delhay
Assistants:
Harry Waknine
Infos
Year:
2025
Period:
Y1 (MA), Y2 (MA), Spring
Category:
Semester Project
Topic:  
Architecture, Society, Theory, Urban study
Copyright:
CC BY Licence
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