Wheel

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Product • By Studio Stirling • Circular Wheel Hanging Chair

Circular Wheel Hanging Chair

The Wheel hanging chair swing seat is sculptural and dynamic. Its striking circular shape lends itself for use as a functional art piece. The chair has an open yet enveloping feel. The pattern detail is inspired by nature and reminiscent of the veins in leaves, tree branches intersecting, the patterns in dragonfly wings, cracked soil and natural textures. Each one is made by hand. The core frame is standard to ensure consistency in shape and comfort. Due to the variance of craftsmanship going into each chair, every piece has individualism and uniqueness in some of the pattern detailing. Stainless Steel recommended for humid, salty, high moisture, coastal regions – on request and at an additional chargeHanging mechanisms are supplie... More

The Mirador will allow tourists and inhabitants to understand the Palmeral of Elche for the first time as a system of huertos, and recognise its strong presence in the city.

STAR strategies + architecture

The huertos system of palms from the top; today there is not a single viewpoint in the city where they can be seen and understood.

The Wheel of Elche, a “dismountable” icon.

The wheel is a strategy; it is a timeless emblem. The wheel is the perfect union between FORM and FUNCTION.

The platforms at the new railway station receive natural light through the patio.

Project • By STAR strategies + architecture • Promenades

Mirador del Palmeral de Elche

View point + Square / Avenue + Train Station + Parking, Elche The Design of an Oxymoron. In 2009 our office won the International competition for the Mirador del Palmeral (Palm Grove’s Viewpoint), in Elche, Spain with the simplest proposal, yet the most controversial project the office had ever undertaken up to this point. We worked on the project for almost 2 years until a change in the political composition of the City Government stopped it*. *The project got cancelled after the change of government in the municipal elections of 2011 where the left-wing party lost against the right-wing party for the first time in the history of democracy in Spain. The two-phased competition received a lot of attention, not only be... More