Daydreamers Design creates flame-coloured pavilion from recycled plastic bricks
Dezeen promotion: Hong Kong studio Daydreamers Design has reinterpreted a traditional Chinese burning tower as a spiralling pavilion made from recycled plastic around a geometric flame sculpture.
The six-metre-high Wishing Pavilion was created by Daydreamers Design for Hong Kong's annual Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, which took place in Victoria Park.
Constructed from red, coral and yellow bricks to create a flame effect, the pavilion pays homage to traditional, brick burning towers.
"Wishing Pavilion is inspired by the unique custom of the burning tower in southern China," said Daydreamers Design. "It is the reinterpretation of a burning tower transformed into a contemporary pavilion."
The studio used 5,000 coloured bricks wrapped around a metal frame to create the double helix structure of the pavilion. Each of the bricks contains an LED lights so that the flame-like effect can be enhanced at night.
"With the flame-like colour tone, the pavilion is a celebration," explained the studio.
"At night, an LED light programmed with lighting effect is then installed into each plastic brick to complement the festive atmosphere of the occasion," it continued. "With the lighting, the pavilion presented a flame-like ambience."
Each of the blocks was made from a recycled-plastic material called High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
Coloured powder was added to the plastic pellets to give the material its vibrant hues. Yellow, ...
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