During a landscape theory class in New Zealand, we discussed the relationship between experience, phenomenology, and [landscape] architecture. This project, the Querini-Stampalia Foundation in Venice by Carlo Scarpa, was an example of a project that intelligently calibrated the use of material, space, history, and multi-sensory design to enhance the experience of the occupant.
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| Convergence of place, architecture, and experience Image from http://theaccounts.tumblr.com/post/283713834/carlo-scarpa-and-water-brion-vega-tomb-querini |
The foundation is designed to allow [and perhaps encourage] the water that characterizes Venice to flow in and out of the building. The site, sound, movement, and touch of water is critical to the design. References to the water are also seen in the physical design itself based on formal and material choices.
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| Harmony of water + building Image from http://www.msa.mmu.ac.uk/continuity/index.php/2007/11/30/querini-stampalia-foundation/ |
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| Material use to express movement of water Image from http://emthesis.wordpress.com/precedents/carlo-scarpa-fondazione-querini-stampalia/ |
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