Asphalt Spot

Tokamashi, Japan
Architect: R&Sie… Paris
Creative team: François Roche, Stéphanie Lavaux, Jean Navarro, Pascal Bertholio

Key dimensions: 300 m2
Client: City of Tokamashi, Art Front Gallery

Cost: 0,7 million USD
Text:
Creation of an outdoor exhibition space inside a car park

Program: 20 parking places, 300 m2 exhibition room, public facilities
Scenario:
1) Asphalt Drop on the site
2) Twisting the black surface of the car park to integrate indoor/outdoor rooms (cellar and facilities)

3) Visitors are tempted to drive or walk up the slope as a way to handle their own disequilibrium