{"id":2799,"date":"2020-06-29T17:19:53","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T16:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mappedsites.cardiff.ac.uk\/wsaexhibition\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2020-07-15T11:17:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:17:07","slug":"iris-hansen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsa-ondisplay.co.uk\/2020\/iris-hansen\/","title":{"rendered":"Iris Hansen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘Re-Aiguillage’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community, craft, immigration and communication within Alpha Tanks echoes with the site\u2019s past. Clones\u2019 important train station was a meeting point \u00ad\u00adbetween the North and the South, a centre for engineering, with its large turntable, and a catalyst for sharing and communicating.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Front<\/a>
Front Elevation View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After the partition and the train station\u2019s closure, Ireland was split and Clones isolated, triggering its social and economic decline. However, the site of the ex-train station has evolved to become a symbol of innovative alternative arrangements, allowing the steel industry to use and adapt its remaining buildings to assert themselves in Clones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"External<\/a>
External view of the School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Studio<\/a>
Studio View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by the site\u2019s flexibility, the aim of this project is to propose spaces to attract and weave people and communities together: Europeans, Irish from the North and the Republic, people from Clones and the workers of Alpha Tanks, through the shared spaces such as a canteen, and the sharing of craftsmanship in a metal fabrication school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Workshop<\/a>
Workshop View<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Portfolio Excerpts:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n