This project was initiated in order to reconceive the interior design of an existing space. The client sought a space that would be an unfamiliar landscape which could challenge peoples’s expectations, so as to create unexpected social outcomes.
Inspired by aspects of physics and astronomy, the form complements the celestial theme of the larger project. Looming over the seating area, a highlight of the space is a custom-commissioned copper plate of the planet Venus, created in collaboration with artist Paul Taylor. Using the nineteenth-century copper printmaking technique known as photogravure, at 5 meters wide this is believed to be the largest such work ever created.
The undulating design is intended to maximize seating positions so as to create opportunities for all sorts of social engagement, fulfilling a main goal of the client, while avoiding static or predictable configurations.
