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THE POWER OF FORM. PNYX



Mosow Architectural Institute
Yury Grigoryan Studio












amphitheater





playground | interactive form






PNYX IN YASENEVO
The project speculates upon the problem of interaction between human and architectural form which main purpose is to be interactive and to create space for action.

HYPOTHESIS
Architectural form is able to influence human behavior by instigating a specific action with them. By doing it, the form acts as a means of communication with a person, while the human body is the addressee of a form. An example of such type of form is Pnyx – a Greek amphitheater, which was used for public gatherings. Its main feature was that it addressed the scale of the human body, thereby provoking a person to a dialogue with the form. This type of architecture interacts with a human because of form elements corresponding to body scale (in this case, steps). Such form is intuitive, the person cognizes it through interaction with it.

PUBLIC SPACES
Public spaces are the most important elements of social construction, systems of communication, where people get different social experiences.

Public space can be seen as a system of elements, which provoke actions and create a certain environment.

The main aim of the project is the understanding of form as a mechanism of specific behavior, with the invention of form language, which may be used to create high-quality public spaces.

CONTEXT
Yasenevo is a district with a linear central part, which was planned as a main public space. Nowadays, it is an abandoned area, surrounded by people. However, it has all the prerequisites to form high-quality public space, which only needs to be activated.

EXPERIMENT. THE IMMERSION OF THE FORM
The integral sculptural form, which consists of a set of form elements, each one provoking a specific activity, is immersed on the boulevard in Yasenevo. Overall, the immersed form activates the whole site and creates a new space for socialization.
















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ELEMENTS






pnyx | amphitheater











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acoustic room










































covered plaza




























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