Rebecca Van Beeck - Futuro Pronto

With Space Saloon and The MAAK

Futuro Pronto is a first step in a larger research and design agenda for the Port of Fano, Italy. As well as its productive value, the port has an extremely rich social network, the result of its cultural heritage. However, as it stands today, these activities are cut off from surrounding areas. In projecting a new future for the Port, this project sees potential in exposing and celebrating these existing assets for the experience of everybody.

Through a three day build, Space Saloon and The MAAK applied their ‘learn-by-making’ and ‘primitive play’ methodologies to the Port’s various layers of "rubble". Reclaimed shipyard materials were used to construct a pavilion exhibiting the area’s hyper-contextual aesthetics and material histories.