Amsterdam Light Festival Eye_Beacon Pavilion, Dutch Architecture Images, Netherlands
Eye_Beacon Pavilion Amsterdam Light Festival
Building Development in Holland ? design by UNStudio, Architects / MDT-tex
16 Dec 2016
Eye_Beacon, Amsterdam Light Festival
Design: UNStudio & MDT-tex
Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
UNStudio and MDT-tex join forces to realise the Eye_Beacon Pavilion for the Amsterdam Light Festival

The inspiration for the design of the Amsterdam Light Festival info booth pavilion originated from the theme of this year?s festival, biomimicry: the imitation of natural phenomena for the purpose of solving complex human problems.

The design is specifically inspired by the deep sea world, where living organisms counteract the darkness of their environment by employing bioluminescence – often hypnotic pulsating light – as an attraction and communication mechanism. This magical vivid world formed the starting point for the sculptural, yet functional pavilion.
The Eye_Beacon serves as both an attraction point and a ticketing/information booth for people visiting the festival. Located on the western side of the ?Blauwbrug?, next to the river Amstel, the pavilion acts as a connection between the ?Watercolour? canal route and the ?Illuminade? land route.

Ben van Berkel: ?Similar to deep sea creatures that use bioluminescence to signal, attract and inform, the Eye_Beacon uses choreographed light sequences to alert visitors to its dual function as ...