American artist Doug Aitken has created a house-shaped pavilion clad entirely in mirrors inside a former bank in Detroit, Michigan.
The site-specific Mirage Detroit installation is housed within the city's State Savings Bank, which was built in 1900, and purchased by businessman Dan Gilbert in 2014 after being abandoned for decades.

Aitken's project enables some of the first public access to the space, which boasts white marble walls and ornate details that serve as an impressive backdrop for his highly reflective design.
The installation is located inside a grand room that spans almost an entire city block. The mirrored pavilion resembles a one-storey house, with an L-shaped plan and gabled ends. A chimney-like element rises from the roof at the centre of the longer wing.
"Mirage Detroit is a sculpture in the form of an American suburban house," said a statement about the project. "It is a space that draws in and reflects everything that surrounds it, including the architecture of this archaic bank building."
Every surface of the house design is mirrored, inside and out, creating a highly optical effect within the marble room.

The shiny structure is positioned in the centre of the room, with the historic doors and high ceilings reflected on its surfaces facade. River rocks cover the full floor area around the installation.
"The contrast is extreme, with reflections of the aged architectural details juxtaposed with the marble floor returned to ...