The thesis investigates how abandoned buildings acquire new meaning through music, showing how music, space and collective presence can transform obsolescence into experience. When structures lose their function, they do not simply become empty — they become available. Techno emerged precisely within this condition, occupying forgotten spaces left behind by economic restructuring and urban transition. Today, a new generation seeks authentic experiences in these marginal places: abandoned buildings, hidden locations, hypnotic music, dim lighting, minimal distractions and environments free from dress codes or commercial pressure. These experiences express a desire to belong — to a community, a rhythm, a shared moment. In these settings, the aesthetic of decay — raw concrete, exposed structures, darkness, and material imperfection — shapes perception, atmosphere and social interaction, producing environments where architecture and music converge. By tracing the evolution of nightclub architecture from the dance halls of the 1960s to contemporary peripheral rave spaces, the research situates club culture within the architectural domain to examine how abandoned spaces are being activated by the clubbing subculture. It reveals how socio-economic shifts and urban abandonment reshaped the occupation and perception of space. Re-signification emerges not through restoration, but through occupation, sound and the body in motion. How, then, can abandoned buildings be re-signified through the interplay of music, architecture and spatial interventions to create immersive, multi-sensory environments that redefine how we move, inhabit and experience them?
La tesi indaga come gli edifici abbandonati acquisiscano un nuovo significato attraverso la musica, mostrando come musica, spazio e presenza collettiva possano trasformare l’obsolescenza in esperienza. Quando le strutture perdono la loro funzione, non diventano semplicemente vuote — diventano disponibili. La techno è emersa precisamente in questa condizione, occupando spazi dimenticati lasciati dall’economia in trasformazione e dai processi di transizione urbana. Oggi una nuova generazione ricerca esperienze autentiche in questi luoghi marginali: edifici abbandonati, location nascoste, musica ipnotica, luci soffuse, distrazioni minime e ambienti privi di dress code o pressioni commerciali. Queste esperienze esprimono il desiderio di appartenere — a una comunità, a un ritmo, a un momento condiviso. In questi contesti, l’estetica del degrado — cemento grezzo, strutture a vista, oscurità e imperfezioni materiche — modella la percezione, l’atmosfera e l’interazione sociale, generando ambienti in cui architettura e musica convergono. Attraverso l’analisi dell’evoluzione dell’architettura dei nightclub, dalle sale da ballo degli anni Sessanta agli spazi periferici e nascosti della cultura rave contemporanea, la ricerca colloca la cultura del club all’interno del dominio architettonico per esaminare come gli spazi abbandonati vengano attivati dalla subcultura clubbing. Essa mostra come i mutamenti socio-economici e l’abbandono urbano abbiano ridefinito le modalità di occupazione e percezione dello spazio. La ri-significazione non emerge attraverso il restauro, ma attraverso l’occupazione, il suono e il corpo in movimento. In questo contesto, in che modo gli edifici abbandonati possono essere ri-significati attraverso l’interazione tra musica, architettura e interventi spaziali, per creare ambienti immersivi e multisensoriali che ridefiniscano il modo in cui ci muoviamo, abitiamo e viviamo lo spazio?
DISC: dancing in San Cristoforo
Ivljanin, Marija
2025/2026
Abstract
The thesis investigates how abandoned buildings acquire new meaning through music, showing how music, space and collective presence can transform obsolescence into experience. When structures lose their function, they do not simply become empty — they become available. Techno emerged precisely within this condition, occupying forgotten spaces left behind by economic restructuring and urban transition. Today, a new generation seeks authentic experiences in these marginal places: abandoned buildings, hidden locations, hypnotic music, dim lighting, minimal distractions and environments free from dress codes or commercial pressure. These experiences express a desire to belong — to a community, a rhythm, a shared moment. In these settings, the aesthetic of decay — raw concrete, exposed structures, darkness, and material imperfection — shapes perception, atmosphere and social interaction, producing environments where architecture and music converge. By tracing the evolution of nightclub architecture from the dance halls of the 1960s to contemporary peripheral rave spaces, the research situates club culture within the architectural domain to examine how abandoned spaces are being activated by the clubbing subculture. It reveals how socio-economic shifts and urban abandonment reshaped the occupation and perception of space. Re-signification emerges not through restoration, but through occupation, sound and the body in motion. How, then, can abandoned buildings be re-signified through the interplay of music, architecture and spatial interventions to create immersive, multi-sensory environments that redefine how we move, inhabit and experience them?| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/10589/253603