"You can walk around it, sure, but there's this narrow gap slicing through the middle that basically dares you to squeeze through. Once you're inside, you get the full boat experience: curved timber ribs overhead, a proper keel running down the center organizing the floor planks, daylight pouring in from the open top. It's using actual boat construction language, not just boat-ish shapes."
"The sandwich-structure ribs are cut from regular boards, which keeps the whole thing light enough to be temporary but sturdy enough to handle weather and people climbing on it. Because let's be honest, people are absolutely climbing on it. Six porticoes break up the interior corridor, the plank walls curve into proper half-hulls at each end, and they dropped four local stones inside as ballast. Another stone anchors the bow. These aren't decorative choices, they're the structural and conceptual glue holding the nautical metaphor together."
La Barca is a timber pavilion on a trail in Piobbico that resembles an upside-down beached hull. Marina Poli, Clément Molinier, and Philippe Paumelle designed the structure using boat-construction language, including curved ribs and a central keel. A narrow central gap invites visitors to squeeze through, while an open top admits daylight and defines the interior. Sandwich-structure ribs cut from regular boards keep the pavilion light and weather-resistant, and six porticoes, curved plank walls, and local stones used as ballast provide structure and concept. The pavilion supports multiple readings, functioning as chapel, playground, or sculpture depending on visitor interaction.
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