In an era where food has been reduced to a faceless commodity — severed from its origins, the labour that produces it, and its deep‑rooten cultural significance — this project offers an architectural counter‑narrative.
Here, architecture assumes a dual role: it is both an active mediator and a narrative designer. The spatial layout unfolds as a tangible journey through the complete food cycle — from «field» to «table», and ultimately to waste recovery. Visitors are invited to become active participants in a living ecosystem: they can tend garden beds within a «supermarket‑garden», master preservation techniques in a drying facility, prepare meals in a shared kitchen, engage in gastronomic performances, and culminate their experience by sharing a meal at a communal table in the central, adaptable plaza. Each architectural component functions as an integral node in this cyclical system.
The core ambition is to catalyse a paradigm shift — moving beyond passive consumption toward meaningful co‑creation. Through embodied experience and direct engagement, food rediscovers its essential dimensions:
cultural — as a vessel for heritage and collective memory;
ecological — as a vital element within a closed‑loop system;
social — as a catalyst for dialogue, collaboration, and community formation.
This approach re‑enchants the everyday act of eating, restoring food’s multifaceted significance in our lives.
