018_HUMEDAL_RECIPIENT OF WATER PUBLIC

Competition of the Ministry of Public Works of Chile.

3 éme prix

Année   :     2017
M2         :    628,81 m2
Place     :    4th department of CHILE.

The proposed work is the construction of this experience in all dimensions of the place.
In the landscape of the coastal mountain range, the work is a cloud that remains during the day and night. Its translucent appearance and metallic white color materialize the volume of the fog with brightness and depth.

For the traveler who passes at full speed along the road, the work is a white point in the distance, like a mirage that is confused with the fog that rises from the sea.
As we approach the work, we discover the canvas that builds it—a semi-transparent metallic mesh that slides into a metal structure that contains it.

This structure is that of a fog catcher that is built to recover water from coastal clouds. This technology makes it possible to realize the object of the installation: to generate a different environment in the desert with humidity.
The work is the cloud and the wetland that is generated under it.