P3X2 Schematic Design

The Giardini Salvi lies in the historical district of Vicenza and was designed by Valmarana in the 16th century as a place of leisure and cultural meetings. The park turned into a garden in the 19th century open to the public with a rose garden and a diverse collection of vegetation. Valmarana designed the park in the style of an Italian parterre with symmetry, axial geometry, and order over nature in mind. Until 1972 the Giardini Salvi served as the location for the Vicenza Fair. The park today serves as a scenic shortcut path from the north and south. I intend to make my project a place where students can live, work, and play. My program will comprise of three separate ateliers, biology, architecture, and fine art students in which temporary housing will be designed specifically for each specialty. The studios and classrooms will be designed so that the students can design and create things to be sold in the galleries and markets in my project. I intend to explore different ways that creates the increments of housing for each major, and how it can fit into the housing conditions of Vicenza and the characteristics of the major. The communal spaces for these housing units will then be shared between all students. The commercial program of my project will consist of a botanical garden that could then be combined with the studios and cafes playing with the idea of blurring boundaries between public and private.