A derelict plot’s owner in Old Ford waits for its value to increase. Three security guards maintain an empty perimeter of 7,000m2. Employed under great structural violence, they guard something that is nothing. On site, the invasion of weeds and plants dominates the wasteland.
The project’s take on PLOT is set by the systematic dissection of paper-planes that creates an unexpected spatial construct, by an observation of trash collection in Venice – the Spazzini’s movement and the Grand Canal divers’ show – and by the hidden order of landfills. It is formed through a manoeuvred displacement of what is discarded, that produces an impact, and hence a consequence.
The project proposes to demolish the remaining structures on site. The perimeter is opened. Rubble from the demolishment is assembled, creating mounds where nature has yet to invade. If remained untouched, weeds will spread onto the mounds. The conspicuous Buddleja Davidii will eventually dictate the landscape.
The consequence of nature holds the potential to salvage the site. The services of the security guards are redundant. Their situation and the site’s condition are preceded. An alternative life is introduced. The PLOT ends the story before it begins.

Fold-Dissect-Unfold

Interface

Cuts, Offcuts

A Spazzino's Routine

The Divers' Show

From Their Eyes

BuddBook

Pano

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