A Wave of Buckets Hijacks Public Space in Mexico City Lucy Wang - Inhabitat
go to original September 1, 2017

How much fun can you have with paint buckets? The designers at Factor Eficiencia and 5468796 Architecture proved that the mundane objects can transform public space with the power of creative thinking. Their interactive installation, called ‘One Bucket at a Time,’ is a wave-shaped space with seating developed for MEXTROPOLI 2017, a four-day architecture festival in Mexico City.



Due to the shortage of parking, entrepreneurs swarm the city streets, using painter’s buckets to claim a piece of the street in order to charge drivers a fee in exchange for parking in the illegally claimed spot. Inspired by this hijacking of public (parking) space, the pop-up installation made from paint buckets.



Curled up on the edges, the wave-like pavilion is created with a grid of ropes that form the underlying structure. The attached buckets are strong enough to withstand the weigh of visitors who walk, run, and play on its modular surface. Overturned buckets are also used as seating around the installation. “By using buckets - a symbol of holding the public space hostage - we are highlighting and questioning this pervasive condition, and also empowering people of Mexico City to reclaim ownership of their public space, one bucket at a time, even if only for a few days,” wrote the designers.

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