Urban voids

1964 This montage shows a Ville Spatiale above railroad tracks in Paris, France.
To use space above railway yards by building a ‘Spatial town’ dates from 1959. In 1964 the idea of using ‘voids’ in the existing city was developed further.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
Collection musée d’Art modern de la Ville de Paris
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1964 A space frame is inserted above the platforms inside a station building to be used as cultural space (museums, festivals, etc.). Thus easy access to such institutions is guaranteed, including the public coming from out of town.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
-cultural space
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1964 A space frame is inserted above the platforms inside a station building to be used as cultural space (museums, festivals, etc.). Thus easy access to such institutions is guaranteed, including the public coming from out of town.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
-cultural space
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1964 A space frame is inserted above the platforms inside a station building to be used as cultural space (museums, festivals, etc.). Thus easy access to such institutions is guaranteed, including the public coming from out of town.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
-cultural space
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1964 Photo montage of the use of space by inserting floors in the under passage of the elevated metro.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1964 Photo montage of the use of space by inserting floors in the under passage of the elevated metro.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1964 A space frame is inserted above the platforms inside a station building to be used as cultural space (museums, festivals, etc.). Thus easy access to such institutions is guaranteed, including the public coming from out of town.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
-cultural space
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1964 Photo montage of the use of space by inserting floors in the under passage of the elevated metro.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1964 In the Gare Saint Lazare, Paris, France, a space frame is inserted above the platforms within the station to
be used as cultural space (museums, festivals, etc.). Thus easy access to such institutions is guaranteed, including the public coming from out of town.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
-cultural space
Collection musée d’Art modern de la Ville de Paris
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1970 Photo montage of the use of space inserting floors in the under passage of the elevated metro.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

1970 Photo montage of the use of space by inserting floors in the under passage of the elevated metro.
Themes: -principles Ville Spatiale
-Mobile Architecture projects
-flexible constructions
-architectural principles
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

2006 Montage Montparnasse railway station: a proposal for the ‘Nuit Blanche’, Paris, France.
Themes: -cultural space
-artwork
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

2006 Montage Montparnasse railway station: a proposal for the ‘Nuit Blanche’, Paris, France.
Themes: -cultural space
-artwork
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis

2006 Montage Montparnasse railway station: a proposal for the ‘Nuit Blanche’, Paris, France.
Themes: -cultural space
-artwork
Courtesy of Marianne Homiridis