Saturday, December 13, 2008

mies van der rohe installation by sanaa

japanese architects sanaa will create an installation at the mies van der rohe pavilion in barcelona, spain, this month. the project will consist of acrylic curtains arranged in a spiral within the pavilion, reflecting and distorting views through the structure. “we decided to make transparent curtains using acrylic material, since we didn’t want the installation to interfere in any way with the existing space of the barcelona pavilion,” says kazuyo sejima of sanaa. “the acrylic curtains rest lightly on the floor and adopt the form of a sinuous spiral. the curtain adapts smoothly to the pavilion’s inner space to create a new atmosphere. the view through the acrylic material is rather different from the original one, in that it generates gentle reflections that slightly distort the pavilion.”

source: dezeen

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