francisco magnone + luciano lopez explore space-time with ephemeral architecture

architects francisco magnone & luciano lopez present ‘m4’, a temporary installation which explores the historic time- space continuum with the growing field of ephemeral architecture. instead of designing a whole new project, m4 seeks to create a relationship between existing components of architecture to achieve greater variability that supports temporary structures — which are appropriate for this new century. ‘it is positioned between an RTA (ready to assemble) and a hyper-specific solution; a nest that is at the same a cave’, explains the duo. 

PFC01: first application
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developed as a career final project of the facultad de arquitectura, the m4 shorts the distance between architecture and the most contemporary thoughts about time. a social and urban scope is applied to explore the concepts of simultaneity, parametric data analysis and flexibility in time. ‘if the architects dominated plane and representation before the 20th century […] time will be the issue of the new century. the question is simple: are we the architects prepared to design with the four dimension?’

FADU prototype exteriors in montevideo
image © marcos guiponi 

installed in the city of montevideo,uruguay, the temporary structure is composed of a minimum space module on a multifunctional platform. its task is to generate an anodyne and hyper-flexible space that can be adapted to different contexts and uses. the installation is positioned in the courtyard of the faculty of architecture of montevideo during a period of seven days, generating a new space that is capable of existing and retiring without leaving any visible trace.

m4 installed at the faculty of architecture for seven days
image © marcos guiponi

all in all, the different applications of m4 explore some of the following questions:

PFC01: is there a definite domestic program for a contemporary individual in constant motion? how to relate technique with atmosphere and specificity with abstraction?  

PFC02: what is the maximum height of a temporary structure? is it possible to be located in the most committed areas of the city of montevideo?

PFC03: how to face the temporal – sometimes permanent – from the point of view of the state? 

FADU prototype – view of the interior
image © marcos guiponi 

FADU prototype – view of the interior
image © marcos guiponi 

domestic explorations on PFC01
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corporative spaces for PFC02
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corporative spaces for PFC02
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social and sports area for PFC03
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basketball court for PFC03
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FADU prototype assembling
video © mauricio barreto

urban opportunism & four dimension areas
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simultaneity & networks of actors
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project info:

architects: francisco magnone and luciano lopez
completion period: 2016-2017
location: montevideo, uruguay

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