Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Josema Cutillas.
The Stone Wall Stand In is an active billboard, of sorts, that re-represents and reframes the city of Logroño. Like a 1:1 paper cut-out souvenir, the giant drawing vivifies the history and materiality of the Plaza de Revellín. It features a thin leaning wall engraved with the outlines of the stones set within the thick ancient medieval wall behind it in order to unveil a new realm in the city. Slip behind the drawing to discover places to hide, explore, or just to lounge and chat with others. Old and new collide with the real and representational to generate sites of playful opportunities for engagement and a unique perspective on the historic surroundings.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Josema Cutillas.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Josema Cutillas.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Benjamin Moore’s Cayman Blue color helps create the sense that there is another world behind the wall to explore. It also compliments the pink and yellow of the buildings around while contrasting with the stone of the wall. The blue frame creates a vibrant window through which to see the wall.
–Stewart Hicks and Allison Newmeyer
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
Pablo Hermoso de Mendoza, Mayor of Logroño (center), with friends in front of Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Iker Gil.
PROJECT CREDITS
Author: Design With Company
Client: Concéntrico
Institutional support: MAS Context and the University of Illinois at Chicago
Collaboration: Benjamin Moore
Location: Plaza del Revellín, Logroño, Spain
Wood: Garnica
Construction: Prosma
Logistical support: Construcciones Calleja
Acknowledgements: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Stone Wall Stand In, Concéntrico 09, Logroño, 2023. © Design With Company.
PRESS
“Concéntrico 09, en imágenes,” Arquitectura Viva, May 3, 2023.
Estíbaliz Espinosa, “Paseo visual por el Logroño de Concéntrico,” La Rioja, April 28, 2023.
“Empieza Concéntrico 09: La plaza del Ayuntamiento se convierte en pista de tenis,” Rioja2, April 27, 2023.
Diana Maján Quinto, “Recorrido por Logroño con Concéntrico 09,” Tectonica, April 28, 2023.
