Mixed-use building at Washington Circle inspired by the Situationist ideas

The project is a mixed-use building based on three main Situationist themes: 1. The creations of situations - creating a foundation for the spontaneous interaction between users of a building and people randomly passing by. 2. The Labyrinth - a playful structure that is not necessarily rational and leaves scope for new discoveries that are not evident when you enter the building. 3. Unitary Urbanism - avoiding the sharp distinctions between workplace, residential housing and leisure, the building aims to integrate all aspects of human endeavor. The building should reflect all aspects of the city, hence being a condensed image of the city. The building contains shops, cafes, restaurants, apartments and movie theatres. The building is open and invites the users to explore.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Department dc:contributor.department

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2004

Author dc:creator

• Bang, Jakob

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Holt, Jaan

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Emmons, Paul F.
• Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C.

• apartments
• cinema
• building
• washingon
• mixed use

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

etd-10292004-140216

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/10176