CLASSICAL HALLUCINATIONS
COMPETITION ENTRY
*POEMS BY LUKE JANZEN
*POEMS BY LUKE JANZEN
IN COLLABORATION W/ LUKE JANZEN & LISA KUHNHAUSEN
WINTER 2020
WINTER 2020
Analyzing and reinterpreting the formal signatures of the existing buildings on the site, this series of hospitality buildings re-imagines classical geometries into digitally fabricated textures. Playing with scale and material, the design encourages visitors to become hyper-aware of the formal qualities of the historic city around them.
re-emerging from the city of rubble and lost structures
shrouded within a new grove of figs and olives
proceeding through a worn path that still hears echoes of madonna della stella
footsteps softly echo and murmurs wander here to there
washes of gray and silver with touches of yellow ocher
rough punctures wash light through the enclosure
curiously opening a remnant door
where memories are filtered through warped dreams
morphing them into new contexts yet to be seen
Restaurant
emerging into a field of wise flora wading through their secrets
inside, patrons gather round a tavola
amongst the chatter and clinking of silver
the food reveals its wisdom
infused with the memories of past ora di cenas
Bathhouse
loose water drips and light shimmers through the curtain
nimble weary toes sink themselves into a vast pool
watching spotted groves that flow into infinite planes
Suite 01
brushing curious fingers over carved remnants
stepping through their gateway and gazing towards the rolling hills
while three sentinel rocks watch over its temporary tenants
Suite 02
the olive trees rustle in the wind
as one rests between the remnants
gazing towards the ruins old friends
Suite 03
walking along the mountain spine, holding the ruin closer
inside, passing through garden and stone
sinking into rising mist, watching the sun begin to slumber
