CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU, BRASOV
REDESIGN THE PUBLIC SPACE AROUND THE STATUE OF CIPRIAN PORUMBESCU
Object of the contest: redesign of the public space around the statue of Ciprian Porumbescu located in the Gheorghe Dima Park by focusing on the assertion of Porumbescu's personality; building a contemporary space, free of archetypes and sustainable
Plot: 150 sqm
Budget: 20,000 euro
Location: BRASOV, ROMANIA
The space around the statue of Ciprian Porumbescu and the Gh. Dima park are situated on the extension of Baritiu George Street, which connect them to the downtown of Brasov. Thus, the visibility and importance of a representative space, dedicated to the great composer, are sustained by the initiative to encompass this area in the tourist-cultural route through the outside walls of the medieval fortress. In addition, the personality of the composer and the closeness to the important places in his life make this space into one with a strong symbolic load and remembrance.
In this context, our entire project pursued the building of a space complementary to the approach started in 1972 with the placing of the composer's statue. Thus, by introducing subtle elements, with symbolic meaning - identity generators for this space - we created a frame with a deep scenographic atmosphere, in which the focus is placed on the Porumbescu's personality.
Therefore, the composer's statue becomes a character present in the town's life and the new platform becomes a stage open to the public. The other proposed elements sustain this scenario: the ambivalent metallic element symbolically represents the artist's life, dedicated to music and reminds passers-by of the New Moon* during the night time. (* New Moon - "Crai Nou" - one of Porumbescu's most renowned compositions)
Finally, on the spot on which the shadow casted by the metallic element on the 11th of March projects each year we placed a slot for flowers. This is the date on which the premiere of "Crai Nou" operetta took place, thus remembrance of this event is important both for the town as well as for the Romanian music history.
Object of the contest: redesign of the public space around the statue of Ciprian Porumbescu located in the Gheorghe Dima Park by focusing on the assertion of Porumbescu's personality; building a contemporary space, free of archetypes and sustainable
Plot: 150 sqm
Budget: 20,000 euro
Location: BRASOV, ROMANIA
The space around the statue of Ciprian Porumbescu and the Gh. Dima park are situated on the extension of Baritiu George Street, which connect them to the downtown of Brasov. Thus, the visibility and importance of a representative space, dedicated to the great composer, are sustained by the initiative to encompass this area in the tourist-cultural route through the outside walls of the medieval fortress. In addition, the personality of the composer and the closeness to the important places in his life make this space into one with a strong symbolic load and remembrance.
In this context, our entire project pursued the building of a space complementary to the approach started in 1972 with the placing of the composer's statue. Thus, by introducing subtle elements, with symbolic meaning - identity generators for this space - we created a frame with a deep scenographic atmosphere, in which the focus is placed on the Porumbescu's personality.
Therefore, the composer's statue becomes a character present in the town's life and the new platform becomes a stage open to the public. The other proposed elements sustain this scenario: the ambivalent metallic element symbolically represents the artist's life, dedicated to music and reminds passers-by of the New Moon* during the night time. (* New Moon - "Crai Nou" - one of Porumbescu's most renowned compositions)
Finally, on the spot on which the shadow casted by the metallic element on the 11th of March projects each year we placed a slot for flowers. This is the date on which the premiere of "Crai Nou" operetta took place, thus remembrance of this event is important both for the town as well as for the Romanian music history.
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