2016_05_03_ARQ_chinchilla
Izaskun Chinchilla: "You cannot be an architect and not have a thousand doubts".
The architect explained at the University details of some of her works, among them, the conference room VIP of ARCO 2016.
The architect Izaskun Chinchilla, who gave a lecture at lecture at the School of Architecture of the University of Navarra, said that it is impossible to develop your profession "and not have ten thousand doubts".
In an intervention where she exhibited some of her most recent works, such as the latest conference room VIP designed for the ARCO 2016 Fair, Izaskun Chinchilla urged the students to look "behind" each work: "You have to look at the knots of a carpet, the shape, the volume, the space... and ask yourself, does it allow people to meet, which political model does it favor, who do we give visibility to, what image do we give?"
These are questions that make the professional aware of his responsibilities, because, he said, the architect has to "serve society", develop a "vision of world geography", and fix his action in the "past, to reuse elements, and in the future, to be aware of what we are going to leave".
The reuse of materials was one of the keys to his speech and he recommended that students take elements of context, that is, work with buildings and constructions of foundations, institutions and companies to "complement them and introduce a criterion of value". He used this criterion, for example, in the rehabilitation of the Garcimuñoz Castle in Cuenca and even in the International Contemporary Art Fair in Madrid (ARCO), where he used recycled materials.
"What have these screens witnessed? asked the architect, showing one of the images of the conference room VIP she designed. They represent a visual enigma for the viewers, who can wonder about their previous uses. The space, which was divided into three zones, was oriented to the client's needs.
Thus, the business area provided a "sense of intimacy"; the lounge area cafeteria was inspired by the Middle East; and the dining area was reminiscent of Bali and Thailand. "What the space does is trigger positive memories. It is meaningful architecture and everyone associates it with what they know," explained Izaskun Chinchilla.
"What do we want users to perceive? -We have to understand what is the most important message for the client and work to be able to generate it; to see in their eyes the shape, volume and space that we are projecting".