The Hedonist
Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira

The Hedonist

Nuno Pimenta as Architects

‘The Hedonist’ was selected to be one of ‘Hotel ShabbyShabby’ rooms for Theather der Welt in Mannheim – the most influential theater festival in Germany.

‘Hotel ShabbyShabby’ was curated by Raumlaborberlin in partnership with the festival and consisted on the design and construction of 20 temporary hotel rooms located in unexpected public spaces of Mannheim that should provide a unique experience to their guests. These rooms should be built only with recycled, reused or recyclable materials and should not exceed the budget of 250€.

photo_credit Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira
Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira
photo_credit Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira
Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira

‘The Hedonist’ was located at Neckarspitze, the exact place where the river Rhine and Neckar converge, a place with incredible 360º views that combine idyllic nature with industrial night lights and big ships passing by.

 

photo_credit Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira
Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira

Just like the apparent spatial paradox of this site, the definition of Hedonism has two opposing but somehow complementary interpretations: Whilst philosophically associated with supreme pleasure and happiness in human life, its popular sense may be pejorative and related with the selfish pursuit of momentary gratification and lust.

photo_credit Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira
Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira

‘The Hedonist’ translates this dichotomy by being a transformative room. Its transparency combined with the use of the red light, as hints of obscure joys, may be hidden or emphasized by the user, as the translucent white curtain reveal or conceal the room’s interior, depending on the intensity of light (day or night, artificial lights on or off). The repetition of vertical elements, as well as the component’s gradual layering towards the center suggest archetypes of visual harmony, human cult, craftmanship and tectonicity... this time around with contemporary humble materials.

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‘The Hedonist’ thus reflects the good or the evil, the white or red, the opacity or the transparency, the shyness or the exhibitionism. It is a room where you can bring all of this inside or proudly show it to the outside.

The room was fully booked for the duration of the festival even before its construction completion.

photo_credit Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira
Nuno Pimenta, Miguel C. Tavares and Rui M. Vieira

 

 

Pallets, steel props, wood beams, transparent corrugated fiberglass sheet, curtains, steel cable, flashlights. 3 x 4.80 x 2.80m

 

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