The presence of the individual
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- What makes us use (or avoid) urban spaces? Instead of properties of empty space defined by some plan, it is actually the presence of the individual, which permeates the space and connects it to the collective experience
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- The experience of space is defined by its interaction with people yet still today we tend to conceive of space as an empty volume
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- For us urban space is most easily defined by a plan, and the attention of urban designers has been focussed on the formal design of this plan
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- The plan has only minor relevance…the experience of the space is generated by surrounding surfaces: building façades, the pavement, and local elements such as trees, street furniture…
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- Now for me is clear that much of the built environment of the past years could have been humanized by applying Cullen’s observation: “The typical town is not a pattern of streets but a sequence of spaces created by buildings”. It is clear that this statement is still overlooked by the planning profession.
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- This is a project, Lead by the Architect Jose de Yturbe, in which I was involved for two years, is located 15 minutes from La Paz, capital city of Baja California in the North-west of Mexico and 1 hour fly from Los Angeles. The project consists of a resort complex including a 120 rooms hotel, marina, retail, and residential. It sits in a semi arid region bordered by the Sea of Cortez thought to be one of the most diverse seas on the planet, and now UNESCO World Heritage.
