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Inspiration
This work is in continuity with my Transversal period, when I was simply working with specific sites such as ports, a photographer and my own body, without any added architecture but the architecture of the site itself. Inverted pyramids and trapezial volumes can be seen in ports, but in this project the overall volume has a more abstract presence.
I started to experiment with representation of lateral gravity for my architect diploma, using oblique surfaces in real sites and video. When you are inside the Eye House, the gravity is visually impeded, thanks to the upward movement and the windows geometry imposing its own dynamic to the space.
If you visit my studio in Shoreditch you notice a big white lacquered trapezial volume, it would take some time to explain the different steps to design the Eye House, but you could see that it's completely connected.
Eye House concept
Initially conceived for a very small square land, the Eye House intends to create a sense of spaciousness and expansion, using the diagonal and upward movement of its internal architecture, hiding every domestic functions under a folding floor, and using materials reflecting the light and sky.While the space encapsulates and isolates from the weather, there is a visual communion with the urban environment outdoor and the sky. And from the outside, people can feel the presence; by night there are great light effects and perceived activity. This piece is very alive.
The ground floor can be used as a kiosk by artists and designers booking for a short period, and wishing to show and sell their work to a wide audience, and it doesn't consume the surface of the public space. It is placed strategically to slow down the flux of people, yet not stopping it.
From Contextual architecture to Transcontextual object
The Eye House is designed to uplift the public realm and interact with the passer-by, it is also open during some public events yet it is inhabited, emphasising the relationship between private use and public realm.
The Eye House, with its self-balanced form, can be replicated at a smaller scale, such as a table lamp, crossing the boundaries not only between public realm art and domestic architecture, but between site specific urban art and mass dissemination art form.
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The French best-guarded secret
Photograph via Yale.edu
Discovered in 1994, this cave is one of the best protected archeological site in the world. The rare visitors allowed must follow a strict protocol and wear shoes and suits which haven't been in contact with the outside, in order to limit bacterial
… ContinuePosted on February 15, 2010 at 7:00pm —
The 7 Giants of the Urals - Virtual Tour
via OnTheBorderland.tumblr.com
Seven rock formations called Man-Pupu-Nyor (meaning “little mountain of the gods” in Mansi language) stand in the Komi Republic, a part of the Ural Mounta… Continue
Posted on November 20, 2009 at 10:00pm —
Dimitris Papaioannou - In the Stage Tower
From 14 October to 6 December 2009 in Athens
5 years ago Dimitris Papaioannou’s creative direction of the Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony was hailed a “triumph” by The Times of London. His latest work, Dyo (2006), enjoyed an unprecedented run in the Greek capital, with over 100,000 tickets sold !
This new production, Nowhere explores the physical space of the stage itself : a spatial mechanism in a state of constant change. The theatre has just been transformed, including a new cut… Continue
Posted on October 30, 2009 at 6:00pm —
Civic Aesthetics Unleashed - Discussion at Siobhan Davies Studios - London Southwark
I had to book by telephone, and I was agreeably surprised, it felt as if the receptionist was "part of the family". It was my first visit at Siobhan Davies Studios. The building grown out o… Continue
Posted on October 26, 2009 at 1:30am —
Bruno Weber's Skulpturenpark
(Close shot from an interior panoramic photograph from a series by Günter Borgemeister. )
Bruno Weber (born April 10, 1931 in Dietikon, Switzerland) is a Swi… Continue
Posted on October 19, 2009 at 2:30pm —
Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重
歌川広重
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) was one of the greatest exponents of Ukiyo-e art (meaning "pictures of a floating world").
An exhibition just ended two weeks ago, hosted by the Fondazione Roma in collaboration with The Honolulu Academy of Arts, which possesses one of the largest… Continue
Posted on October 4, 2009 at 11:00pm —
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Monique
Cheers,
Moinique
Thanks for your comments. The photos were taken by artist photographer Alison Richards who does indeed have a fabulous eye for a good image
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Lisa MacDonald
Thank you for your comments.... I will add some photos soon!
I'm really glad you enjoyed our event at Flow. I hope to come along to an A&A once very soon.
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