The observatory

"A Room For London" / International Architecture Competition in England organised by Living Architecture / december 2010

- purpose : build a temporary a 40sqm hotel room on the roof of the Elizabeth Concert Hall

- scenario :

The Southbank area is composed by strong architectural identity like the National Theater, Elizabeth Concert Hall. This place is defined by the "poetry" of the presence of raw concrete.
First question about the new project of the room : it has to be exist by itself or it must fit the context ?
Artistic interventions seems to provide some "customizations" by interventions of sculptures or graphics to improve the context.
It fits with what is already there.
The project play with the identity of the existing building: It’s an ironic situation that the project reveals identity implicit of the existing building.
Its presence shows a " hide" provocation. It creates a fictional scenario.
The room is a “security place”, to be protect to observe (as "extra VIP) like in a" bunker ", a discret contextual observatory.