Experiential
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Project • By Abramson Architects • Coasts
LaLa Bridge
The Harbor in Los Angeles’ Marina Del Rey is the largest man-made small craft harbor in the world, which is a valuable resource if you are a boater. Unfortunately for a cyclist or pedestrian, the Marina breaks the existing pathway connecting the North and South route. Cyclists and pedestrians who want to experience the Los Angeles urban coastline must make a lengthy detour around the Marina, hindering the quintessential LA experience of cycling or walking along the Santa Monica Bay. To solve this problem, we are proposing a new pedestrian and bike path that bridges over the harbor entrance.The pathway is a five percent sloped spiral ramp that is nestled within a latticed shell structure. It was generated by lofting two rotated ellipses alon... More
Project • By Esrawe Studio • Showrooms
Grupo Arca Guadalajara
A quarry is the evidence of man’s action on nature; a universe in which men unintentionally sculpt pleats and volumes that result in a strange and visually striking geology. A manufactured landscape*, an organic architecture created by the trace of the search for raw materials, which brings us back to the origin from which the raw materials come. The captivating and unique nature of this landscape nourishes the concept. The access through a small opening in the monolithic facade links the visitor with the central space of monumental character, the "arrival to the quarry", the Agora. It is the starting point to begin a new journey of museographic character, where the multiple exhibition halls - with materials of diverse characteristics–... More
Project • By Lighting Design Collective • Offices
TIETO HQ Data is Beautiful
Data is Beautiful - Lighting as live data visualisation. This lighting intervention converts data from thousands of IoT sensors into an immersive lighting experience.Tieto Oyj is an Finnish IT software and service company and one of the largest IT service providers in Europe. The goal of the project was to find a way to immerse the visitors and the employees into TIETO's primary product: Data. The lighting was to express TIETO's future orientated narrative of capturing the opportunities of the data-driven world and turning them into lifelong value for people, business and society. The lighting concept sought to provide high quality environments with unique light features as the focal points and narrative elements. The intervention created e... More