[see stages]
Type: public space
Scope: biennale proposal
Location: Bat-Yam North Shore
Client: Bat-Yam international biennale of landscape urbanism
Collaborator: atelier le balto
Team: Stefan Werrer, Veronique Faucheur, Marc Pouzol, Gregoire Tourne, Holger Lindmüller
Period: August 2009
Status: finished
[see stages] transforms the bank of the cliff into a social place to be, to see and to be seen.
The [see stages] are establishing a link between the residential buildings and the beach.
The [see stages]have both aspects of a garden and of a stage:
- Different plants which need or like salted sole will be cultivated;
a pump can be installed in order to bring the water to the plants.
- The plantation will alternate with larger surfaces which can be used as stages by musicians, dancers, actors, etc.
A pump can be installed in order to bring the water to the people (fountains, showers).
The main actors of the [see stages] will be the water and the shade.
The construction-elements of the [see stages] will be made out of wood or other cheap material available.
The [see stages] will be in a number of three or more along the all bank. The number will depend on the capacity
of the builders and on the financial possibilities. But at least three of them should be realised in order to make the
idea understandable. Not all the bank should be occupied but only regularly placed areas.
On the areas in between the [see stages], the spontaneous vegetation will continue to grow; some help can be done (fertilizer).
The [see stages] are transforming the bank and the beach of the North Shore from a barrier into usable and shareable steps,
ranks, grandstands an stages thus creating a urban scene for the people, for the view, for the water and for a new perspective on Bat-Yam.
