BLACKBOXDesignAgencyPARASITESTUDIOArtDirector(architectinchargewiththedesign)TOMACLAUDIUDesignerarch.WENCZELATTILAarch.BÂLDEAMAJAstudentarch.DUMITRAŞCUMARIUSstudentarch.BENECVLADClientCLUBSRLPhotographyDumitraşcuMarius,parasitestudioOtherLOCATION:Timisoara,IuliusMall,RomaniaProjectdescription(100-200words)Thedesignstartedfromgeneratingacompletelyblackbox,anabstractspacethatdoesn’tbreathetowardstheoutsideworldbutkeepslockedwithinthememoryofevents.Theinsidewasdifficulttoconfigurewithinacoherentuniqueconcept,duetotheexistingrandomlayoutoftechnicalareasandthecriss-crossingmassivesteelstructure.Atfirstwetriedtocoverandhidetheexistingstructurebutcametorealisethatthebestsolutionistointegratethestructurewithinthegeneraldesignandtomultiplyitasadeformedprojectedimageontheperimeterwalls.Overtheactualstructureweimposedtwoelements–oneisthecontinuousstripoftheperimeterwallsthatwrapsuptheentirespace,comprisinggamingaswellastechnicalareas,andtheotheroneistheartificiallightingthatmodifiesspaceandindividesit.Thespacesthatmakeuptheinteriorarethusdifferentiatedindynamicareasforgaming,staticareasforbarandseats,intermediaryareasforcommunication,etc.Thefluxofmovementsintheinteriorspacehasbeenamajorthemeandthecarpetwaspersonalisedasaninteriormapthatchartsthedifferentfunctionalareasandlinksbetweenthem,bytheuseofprintedtextsandpaths.Thisaddstothefactthattheentirespacecanbereadasacommunicatingbodythatfacilitatesthemovementwithinitandthereadingoftheseparateareas.Fordesigner/designstudioWebsitewww.parasitestudio.comE-mailoffice@parasitestudio.comNationalityromanianBriefintroduction(usingThird-person,theeventlistisrecommended)PARASITEsignifiesforusachangeofattitude.Itmeanstorefertotheprojectfrom“above”.Weareinterestedintheconflictbetweenoldandnewandnotintheintegrationofthedesignthroughmaterialsanddetails.Webelievethatexactlythisconflictcouldgenerateadifferenttypeofspace.Wearenotinterestedintheformsof“correctarchitecture”becausewewanttomakeafurtherleap.Architectureha