DESA1002 'Nine Quarter City' - <Da Rong Chen>

Abstract

There was a day, I printed out something about Dubrovnik from our Conon 3 printer. A girl was standing there and waiting for her stuff to print. When my stuff came out, she was surprised. She told me, she was born there, but when she came to Australia, she had never gone back. She said to me: “you don’t know how beautiful the city is if you didn’t be there.” I can still remember how joyful her face expression looks like. At the time, I decided to design something which can gave this city some fresh air. During the time in the second semester, I designed a theatre in Dubrovnik call Friday theatre. Friday is normally the last working day of the week. They can come to enjoy a fantastic show in a theatre after working for a whole week. On the other hand, Dubrovnik is a famous for its long history, fantastic culture and heritage. People from other country like to be there and enjoy the historical atmosphere. Therefore, Dubrovnik is calling for a theatre which can present the treasure of the city to the visitors. The theatre is not only presenting the building itself but also presenting the city. The theatre is at the edge of the city, but it is also the entry of the big city. Stairs around the building are guiding people to go up. When people went up and up, they got to see the whole city step by step. And if they went up to the top theatre, they can see even further. The top theatre is facing west. When there is a show on, the whole city will become its background. And the sunset will be the most beautiful and realistic context they never had for a symphony.