in an interview at the villa massimo in rome, architect gustav düsing speaks about his approach to tackling climate change and material shortages by guiding through some of his recent projects. the architect wanted to change the fact that we perceive the outside world through thick panes of glass, protected from sound, sun, wind, and weather.

romeprice fellow gustav dusing speaks about his take on mobile and ephemeral architecture 1
all images courtesy of gustav düsing
sunsight to sunclipse, 2021

 

 

gustav düsing says ‘one could argue that this systematic isolation from nature has also contributed to how we behave towards it. a nomadic way of life can serve as a model for a more resourceful approach: architecture that is no longer needed can be dismantled and rebuilt in another place at another time. with a view to future weather extremes, it may well be that we as humans have to orientate ourselves more strongly towards climatic conditions again and will have to give up our sedentary life in parts.’

romeprice fellow gustav dusing speaks about his take on mobile and ephemeral architecture 2
tent on cuverville island, 2017

 

 

usually, the architectural shell is the interface between people and the exterior and thus had a strong influence on our relationship with the natural world. for instance, in his project ‘sunsight to sunclipse’ the architect uses natural laws to develop a new architecture that’s soft and in direct contact with the environment and its ever-changing conditions. by using the energy of the sun, the installation behaves in synergy with planetary constellations and is a direct transformation of energy into architectural space.

romeprice fellow gustav dusing speaks about his take on mobile and ephemeral architecture 3
notes on fortnightism, 2020

 

 

gustav said that the idea of architecture as a permanent entity should be reconsidered and viewed as something more lightweight instead of heavy and static. to him, the current pandemic showed that architecture that is not able to respond becomes irrelevant. he believes that architecture should be able to react and change locations and forms.

romeprice fellow gustav dusing speaks about his take on mobile and ephemeral architecture 4
notes on fortnightism, 2020

 

 

project info:

 

name: sunsight to sunclipse, 2021

architect: gustav düsing

location: villa massimo, rome

 

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edited by: yasmina karam | designboom