The Wave

© Marco Zanta . Published on October 28, 2009.

Corrugated soil

Il suolo deformato in doghe di larice

© Marco Zanta . Published on October 28, 2009.

A wave of larch boards supported by a metal structure of thin pillars breaks against the Palazzo del Cinema of the Lido island in Venice lagoon, becoming the entrance of the 60th Film Festival.

Dettaglio della tribuna dei fotografi

© Marco Zanta . Published on October 28, 2009.

The structure impresses a new sign on the Venetian scene: a catwalk for the entry of actors and film directors as well as an organized space for photographers.

La struttura in acciaio

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Supported on a series of steel struts, The Wave is a catwalk that interacts with the flows of the fans. Like the deck of a ship ready to sail away for great adventures, the installation gets close to the existing facade.

Photo by Marco Zanta. Published on May 24, 2013.

A compressed entrance space is created between two folded surfaces: the existing cantillivered roof and the new folded surface.

Photo by Marco Zanta. Published on May 24, 2013.

The moment of the actors’ arrival is an explosive and magic one, but it lasts a second, as when a wave breaks on the shore, leaving a corrugated soil on the threshold between land and water.

The Wave

© Marco Zanta . Published on October 28, 2009.

Progetto e direzione artistica: C+S Associati: Carlo Cappai, Maria Alessandra Segantini
Collaboratori: Daniele Dalla Valle, Davide Testi, Barbara Acciari, Andrea Tenuti, Alessandro Stefanoni
Progetto strutturale: Tese Spa
Progetto grafico: Studio Tapiro, Venezia
Direzione lavori: Tese Spa
Impresa esecutrice: Tese Spa
Coordimanto generale: Tese Spa, Venezia
Committente: Biennale di Venezia, Tese Spa
Cronologia: 2003_progettazione e realizzazione
Località: Lido di Venezia

Concept

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Render del progetto

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Sequenza delle sezioni

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Woody Allen inaugura The Wave. Foto: Carlo Cappai

© C+S Architects . Published on October 28, 2009.