Productive Voids

How much, and what, should we build in a post-growth condition? This project investigates the productive potential of voids. Two projects—one a brewery, the other a funicular—are organized along two lines between the hill and the seaside. The first runs parallel to the growth of the city’s shoreline, and the second perpendicular. The brewery plants, collects, and distills yuzu to produce a liquor. The brewery building encompasses a distillery, a bar/restaurant, a shop, and an office. The water-ballast-powered funicular follows an existing drainage path of water on the hill and serves as a tool to both clear away old buildings and construct new ones. The architecture of each structure explores and negotiates the relationship between the built environment and the concept of emptiness.