UNStudio + MDT-tex Erect Biomimetic Pavilion at the Amsterdam Light Festival
UNStudio and textile manufacturer MDT-tex have completed the Eye_Beacon Pavilion for the Amsterdam Light Festival. Serving as a ticketing and information booth for event goers, the pavilion?s design draws inspiration from the festival?s 2017 theme of biomimicry, specifically the bioluminescent organisms of the deep sea world.
© Janus van den Eijnden
UNStudio and textile manufacturer MDT-tex have completed the Eye_Beacon Pavilion for the Amsterdam Light Festival. Serving as a ticketing and information booth for event goers, the pavilion?s design draws inspiration from the festival?s 2017 theme of biomimicry, specifically the bioluminescent organisms of the deep sea world.
© Janus van den Eijnden
?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 both a sculpture and an information point for the festival,? said UNStudio?s Ben van Berkel.?Along with the effect of the pavilion partially overhanging the Amstel River, the twist that connects the two halves of the structure emphasizes the crossing point between the land and water routes of the festival.?
© Janus van den Eijnden
© Janus van den Eijnden
Located along the western bank of the Amstel River by the ?Blauwbrug? bridge, the structure acts as the connecting point be...
© Janus van den Eijnden
UNStudio and textile manufacturer MDT-tex have completed the Eye_Beacon Pavilion for the Amsterdam Light Festival. Serving as a ticketing and information booth for event goers, the pavilion?s design draws inspiration from the festival?s 2017 theme of biomimicry, specifically the bioluminescent organisms of the deep sea world.
© Janus van den Eijnden
?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 both a sculpture and an information point for the festival,? said UNStudio?s Ben van Berkel.?Along with the effect of the pavilion partially overhanging the Amstel River, the twist that connects the two halves of the structure emphasizes the crossing point between the land and water routes of the festival.?
© Janus van den Eijnden
© Janus van den Eijnden
Located along the western bank of the Amstel River by the ?Blauwbrug? bridge, the structure acts as the connecting point be...
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