The Object. - Dangerous building site

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1 General La fel ca si in trecut, una din cele mai mari catastrofe naturale care poate avea loc in Romania de azi, este legata de fenomenele seismice. Un seism puternic ar provoca importante prejudicii in Romania. In Bucurestiului (dar nu numai), sute de cladiri din Centrul Istoric sunt amenintate de pericolul prabusirii, facand din capitala Romaniei unul dintre cele mai riscante orase din Europa. Cutremurele anterioare din Vrancea (mai exacte cele din 1940 si 1977) ne confera exemple convingatoare In ceea ce privește rezistența seismica a cladirilor și a asezarilor vechi in cazul unei astfel de eveniment. Avand in vedere tema principala a standului romanesc "Povestitorul de Arhitectura", sugeram o calatorie initiatica care prezinta ciclul de viața al unei cladiri cu risc seismic : inainte, in timpul și dupa momentele de cutremur, asa cum s-a petrecut in trecut si cum pot fi prevazut din nou pe viitor. Intregul spațiu al standului reflecta situl periculos al unei cladiri distruse. Cutia neagra, imperceptibil, situata in epicentrul standului reprezintă "memorialul", sau mai precis edificiul distrus al cărui "imagine a expirat". Singurul elemet prezent este aminitrea existentei cladirii in interiorul cutiei negre. Povestea ciclul vietii unei clădiri de risc seismic si ideea de a pune capăt acestui lant print-o reînnoire, au ca scop o reflectie interioara in urma parcurgerii traseului standului expozitional. General As in the past, one of the biggest natural disasters that may occur in the present in Romania refers to the seismic phenomena. A strong earthquake would cause significant damage in Romania. Hundreds of buildings in the historical center of Bucharest (but not only) are threatened by the danger of collapse, making the capital of Romania one of the riskiest cities in Europe. The previous Vrancea earthquakes (particularly those of 1940 and 1977) can provide convincing examples of concerns regarding the seismic strength of the buildings and settlements in case of such an event. Taking into consideration the main theme of the Romanian Stand Architecture teller, we tried to suggest an initiatory journey that presents the life cycle of a seismic risk building before, during and after the instance of a quake as seen in the past and predicted for the future. The entire space of the stand reflects the dangerous site of a destroyed building. The black box, imperceptible, situated in the epicentre of the stand represents the memorial, more

2 exactly: the inexistence of a destroyed edifice who s image has expired. The only thing left are the memories of its materiality, the inside of the black box as a recollection room. The life cycle tale of a seismic risk building and the idea of ending this chain with a better renewal, aims for an inner reflection as a result of going true the path of the stand. The Framework - The matrix of the city, old and new, with damaged and seismic risk buildings form Bucharest past and present. Bucharest, characterized as the capital city with the highest seismic risk in Europe, represents the starting point of the project, establishing a coordinate in time and space. The matrix of the old city emphasizes the major buildings devastated during the past earthquake that took place in The diagram for the new city - representing the major edifices that are are threatened by the danger of collapse in the future - highlights the possibility of having similar results as the previous and raises the problem of public awareness of the devastating effects and their diminish by future actions. Cadrul - Schema orașului, vechi și nou, cu clădiri deteriorate sau de risc seismic din Bucureștiul trecut și prezent. Bucureștiul, caracterizat ca fiind capitala cu cel mai mare risc seismic din Europa, reprezinta punctul de plecare al proiectului, de instituire a unui sistem de coordonate in timp și spațiu. Matricea orașul vechi subliniaza cladirile importante devastate in timpul cutremurului din anul Diagrama pentru noul oraș - reprezentand cele mai importante edificii in pericol de colaps in viitor - subliniaza posibilitatea de a avea un rezultata similar celor anterioare si ridica problema constientizarii efectelor devastatoare si diminuarea lor prin actiunile interprinse pe viitoare The Object - Dangerous building site The object is a generic name given to all buildings that collapsed or that are at seismic risk at the moment, however to individualize our Black Box the void we referred to it as Carlton. Bucharest has entered history through the spectacular fall of this Calton building. Being a representative work of its period, designed by G.M. Cantacuzino, the edifice was also representing the new area of modern buildings, being the highest reinforced concrete building not just in Bucharest but also in the country (after the telephone palace with metal profiles structure). Nevertheless, the 1940 earthquake and the trial that followed after Carlton s fall can be considered as major elements that initiated an evolution of seismology, construction engineering and architecture in Romania. There is a certitude that, considering a 50 years recurrence interval for the Vrancea earthquakes, several dozens of pre-wwii tall reinforced concrete buildings in Bucharest will collapse (there are about pers/building). More than half of those buildings and

3 several pre 1977 buildings, framed in as concrete structures are already identified by licensed experts as seismic risk class 1 buildings. The List of the vulnerable buildings, built in the center of Bucharest before 1940 that were identified as having highest risk of collapse in the case of strong earthquake (comparable to 1977 event) contains at the present 115 mid-rise and high-rise fragility risk buildings. Situl cladirii periculoase " Obiectul " este un nume generic dat la toate cladirile care sau prabusit sau care au un risc seismic ridicat in acest moment, cu toate acestea pentru a particulariza cutia neagra - vidul - ne-am referit la aceasta sub numele de Carlton. Bucuresti a intrat in istorie prin caderea spectaculoasa a cladirii Calton. Fiind o lucrare reprezentativa a perioadei anilor 40, proiectat de GM Cantacuzino, edificiul a fost de asemenea reprezentativ pentru noue ra de cladiri moderne, fiind cea mai inalta cladire din beton armat, nu doar in București, ci si in tara ( după " Palatul Telefoanelor " cu profile metalice ). Cu toate acestea, cutremurul din 1940 și procesul ce a urmat dupa caderea blocului Carlton pot fi considerate ca elemente principale ce au initiat o evoluție in seismologie, ingineria construcțiilo și in arhitectura din România. Exista o certitudine ca, luand in considerare un interval de 50 de ani de recurenta a cutremurelor din Vrancea, mai cateva duzine de cladiri dinaintea celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial cu structura de beton armat din Bucuresti se vor prabușeasi (aproximativ pers / cladire ). Mai mult de jumatate din aceste cladiri si altele din perioada pre-1977 cu structurile din beton sunt deja identificate de catre experți autorizați ca intrand in "clasa de risc seismic 1". Lista cladirilor vulnerabile, construit in centrul Bucureștiului inainte de 1940 care au fost identificate ca avand cel mai mare risc de prabușire in caz de cutremur puternic ( comparabil cu evenimentul din 1977) conține in prezente 115 cladiri de inaltime medie sau ridicata cu risc mare de fragilitate. The Movement - Orbital force of the Seism The Vrancea region, located where the Carpathians Mountains Arch bends, at about 135 km epicentral distance from Bucharest and is a source of subcrustal seismic activity, which affects more than two thirds of the territory of Romania and an important part of the territories of the Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria and Ukraine. According to the number of lives lost in earthquakes during XX st century as well as in a single earthquake (March 4, 1977) during the past century (1574 people, including 1424 in Bucharest), Romania can be ranked 3 rd of Europe s countrys, after Italy and Turkey. Mișcarea - Forța Orbitala a seismului

4 Regiunea Vrancea, situata in Curbura Muntiilor Carpati, la aproximativ 135 km distanta epicentrala de București esteo sursa de activitate seismica subcrustala, care afecteaza mai mult de doua treimi din teritoriul Romaniei si o parte importanta a teritoriilor din Republica Moldova, Bulgaria și Ucraina. Conform numarului de vieti pierdute in cutremurele din secolului al XX-lea, precum și intr-un singur cutremur (04 martie 1977) in timpul secolului trecut (1574 persoane, inclusiv 1424 in Bucuresti), Romania poate fi clasat pe locul al 3-lea ca tara din Europa, după Italia și Turcia. INSTANCE OF QUAKE -Triangle of life & the void after Starting from Copp s method, according to which objects (like sofas, beds, desks and other furniture) get crushed or become compressed when a building or roof collapses, we know that a "void" (often in a triangular shape) gets created. This triangle can be considered a safe place in which to seek cover, ideally in the fetal position. Taking into consideration the affirmation stated above, we see the triangle of life as the human reaction, and the attempt of being saved when facing an earthquake for an instance. The void after or the black box as we called it before, represents the inexistence of a destroyed edifice whose image has expired. The only thing left are the memories of its materiality, the inside of the black box as a recollection room. The entrance, in the shape of the triangle of life, leads the path to the inside where the visitor can experience a more interactive part of the exhibition, having a different perception of an earthquake by assuming the safety position of the triangle, receiving knowledge through an audio and video interface. In this framework, having the above stated elements, the memorial emphasizes the need of being aware that we have to implement what is feasible in short term and work to achieve greater resilience in stages. Resilience anticipates interruption and a dynamic future responding to change as an opportunity for a wide range of system improvements. The life cycle tale of a seismic risk building and the idea of ending this chain with a better renewal, aims for an inner reflection as a result of going true the path of the stand. Pornind de la ideea lui Copp, conform careia obiectele (precum canapeaua, patul, biroul si alte piese de mobilier) sunt strivite sau comprimate in momentul in care o cladire sau un acoperis se prabusesc, stim ca se formeaza un "vid" (deseori in forma triunghiulara).acest trunighi poate fi considerat un loc sigur, in care sa cautam acoperire, in mod ideal in pozitia "fetus". Luand in considerarea afirmatia enuntata mai sus, noi vedem triunghiul vietii ca pe o reactive umana, si o incercare the a fi salvat in momentul in care ne confruntam pentru un moment cu un seism.

5 Vidul sau cutia neagra asa cum l-am numit mai inainte, reprezinta absenta unui edificiu distrus al carui "imagine a expirat". Singurul elemet present este aminitrea existentei cladirii in interiorul cutiei negre. In tot acest timp, intregul spatiu al standului reflecta sit-ul periculos al unei cladiri distruse. Intrarea, in forma triunghiului vietii, deschide calea sprei interior unde vizitatorul are ocazia sa experimenteze o prte mai interactiva a expozitiei, luand pozitia de siguranta a triunghiului, primind informatii prin intermediul unei interfate audio si video. În acest cadru, avand elementele menționate mai sus, "memorialul" subliniaza necesitatea de a constientiza nevoia de implementare a ceea ce este fezabil pe termen scurt si urmareste obtinerea unei adaptari proactive in etape. Adaptarea proactiva anticipeaza intreruperea, cat și un viitor dinamic ce raspunde schimbarii printr-o oportunitate de imbunatatire a sistemului. Povestea ciclul vietii unei clădiri de risc seismic si ideea de a pune capăt acestui lant print-o reînnoire, au ca scop o reflectie interioara in urma parcurgerii traseului standului expozitional.