Viaduct 53

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

D.M. Tsigkanou Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

S.E. Frausto Berlage - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
B. Groothuijse Berlage - Architecture and the Built Environment (mentor)
P.E.L.J.C. Vermeulen Situated Architecture - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment, Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2023 Danai Tsigkanou
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Published Date

13-02-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

Viaduct 53 is a club that combines unique experiences and business accommodations for its local and international members and guests.
Nightlife always played an economic and cultural factor in both regional and social growth. From Speakeasies to the iconic Studio 54 and the contemporary night scene, peculiar places have served as unique spectacles that embraced the desire for inclusivity, self-expression, and social standing. In 2040 pervasive sedentary and digitalized lifestyles inflate the fragmentation of reality through images, Viaduct 53 satisfies that image obsession and the thrill of escapism to a converted reality.
The club is located in Zurich’s industrial district in one of the most visited shopping streets of the city, developed in 2004. Taking advantage of the area’s characteristics and being certified by Fashion House with the Growing the Scene certification the club is designed for the spectator to explore it from the entrance to each room of the premises. Under the arches, the club stands hidden by a hill of greeneries. Once inside, through the food vendor at the tip of the shopping street, the ambient of the spaces, the arches, and the various levels cause a feeling of detachment from daily life leaving the spectator free to fulfill all his desires.