History
In 1953 in Warsaw there was a new dancing place opened. In a ruined city, still having a post-war trauma, it offered a possibility to forget the common problems and enjoy. It did not stand the test of time. However, the remaining survived. There is still a big circle visible among the garden lanes.
Task
Main task of the project was to design the dancing pavilion in the park close to the river, in the location of the previous object. It should contain scene, dance floor, public toilets, locker rooms and small technical space.
Aspiration
My goal was to capture the features of the dynamic space, which dancing space is, and synthesise it in the architecture of planned object. The first, analytic step, was up to define a rule of the designed space, as much as to specify its characteristics and uniqueness.
Process
As I started to analyse dynamism and rhythm of dancing people, I observed that they create different figures, which are easy to transfer into a graphical composition. I decided to give a possibility to other people (visiting the park), to observe the dance. However, I did not want them to disturb and distract the dancers. It caused the decision to make a half-transparent barrier between those two groups. In the afternoon, the lights from inside would build a lot of dynamic, half-abstract shadows on the barrier, allowing the audience to admire the beauty of movement. Furthermore, during the day, the lights from outside would cast a shadow of the trees, moving on the wind, visible inside. As a material I propose a waterproof membrane, stretched on the steel construction.
