X-HIBITION
‘X-hibition’ is an installation for the international event BIN@Porto. For this project we were asked to design space partitions for a 250sqm room that was to host two different programs on consecutive days: on the first an exhibition of the work of twenty technological start-ups; on the second, a conference for 100 people.
We determined that the intervention should be highly flexible and able to transform the spatial qualities of the room in just a few hours. Thus, we created a system based on the multiplication of a singular piece, a cross made of cardboard. We chose this material not only because it is re-usable and bio-degradable, but also because of its graphic quality – blue on one side and striped on the other.
The layout of the installation takes advantage of the guests different perspectives, becoming, in effect, a form of interactive art.
Technical data
Location:
Technology and Innovation Center – UPTEC, Oporto, Portugal
Client:
UPTEC / Oporto University
Date:
October 2012
Materials:
4000 cardboard crosses
Photography:
Dinis Sottomayor ©
SHELL.TER
‘Shell.ter’ pavilion, a temporary installation for the Cerveira Creative Camp, was built from monoblock chairs in the gardens of a natural park in the north of Portugal during a short summer workshop led by LIKE Architects. While this pavilion resembles the most advanced form of parametric design, the form is actually created by the relationship of the arches formed by ordinary chairs, which, rather than serving as seats, act as a shading device and backrest and create new frameworks that enhance the surrounding nature.
Under strong sun, the shadows projected on the structure emphasize the tracery of the pavilion, creating an effect of great complexity. The association of mirrored chairs and their rotation in the horizontal plane, obscures the reading of the chair as an isolated element and contributes to the creation of an enigmatic white plastic skeleton that arouses curiosity in all visitors.
Assuming the form of a pergola tunnel, SHELL.TER invites park guests to relax in the shade along the river, creating a new meeting place that has even held small concerts. Being fully reversible, Shell.ter has virtually zero environmental impact, and can also be (re)assembled every summer.
Technical data
Location:
Castelinho Park, Vila Nova de Cerveira,Portugal
Client:
Canal 180
Vila Nova de Cerveira City Hall
Date:
July 2012
Materials:
84 ‘monoblock’ plastic chairs
Photography:
João Marques © / Eva Vieira ©
