Ensaio 04 is a geometric study of a curved surface built through straight planes of poplar wood, resulting in a perspective deformation.

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Architects: FAHR 021.3

Location: Povoa de Varzim, Portugal

Team: Hugo Reis, Filipa Frois Almeida, Sérgio Marafona, Catarina Azevedo

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: José Campos

Production: Manuel Fernando Martins da Rocha

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Text description provided by the architects. Ensaio 04 is a geometric study of a curved surface built through straight planes of poplar wood, resulting in a perspective deformation.

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Elevations and Plan Details

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The exercise proposed by FAHR presents a scenic element related to the theatre, which is also an exercise of scale since it relates the building with the public space, creating a temporary urban scenery.

Horizontal Elevation Views Details

Besides, Ensaio 04 is a strange object due to the illusion that it creates to the human eye, and because of the relations of shadow/light, full /empty that change during the day.

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Ensaio 04 takes part in a set of geometric experiments developed by FAHR and was developed from a challenge of the Municipality of Póvoa de Varzim for the celebration of the 3rd anniversary of the reopening of the Garrett Cinema-Theater.

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