Cloister
Sept 2011
Specially commissioned installation, created for Bloomberg Philanthropy and curated by Arts Co
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The word Cloister comes from ‘Claustrum’, the Latin word for enclosure, barrier or fence. Here it doesn’t refer to the monastic establishment but more to the architectural form typically colonnaded around a garden. Cloister is also a verb that means to seclude from the word.
The main feature of the installation is a seating enclosure designed for office spaces. It both encloses and defines a space. the bench affords a certain level of privacy, but its open slat construction also creates a sense of openness, a feeling of connection to the work environment and its specific organisation. Because it also generates engaging space outside its rounded walls, Cloister really is an architectural tool for open and public space situation,
It is composed of 95 wooden section assembled together on site by means of steel brackets.
The installation also include a series of 3 lights each different, yet based on the same construction principle and material. This series of light creates relief from the homogeneity of office lighting design.
The wooden elements of this specific version of the bench has been made from Bloomberg discarded pallet wood and manufactured by H&BWRP
.
Sept 2011
Specially commissioned installation, created for Bloomberg Philanthropy and curated by Arts Co
-
The word Cloister comes from ‘Claustrum’, the Latin word for enclosure, barrier or fence. Here it doesn’t refer to the monastic establishment but more to the architectural form typically colonnaded around a garden. Cloister is also a verb that means to seclude from the word.
The main feature of the installation is a seating enclosure designed for office spaces. It both encloses and defines a space. the bench affords a certain level of privacy, but its open slat construction also creates a sense of openness, a feeling of connection to the work environment and its specific organisation. Because it also generates engaging space outside its rounded walls, Cloister really is an architectural tool for open and public space situation,
It is composed of 95 wooden section assembled together on site by means of steel brackets.
The installation also include a series of 3 lights each different, yet based on the same construction principle and material. This series of light creates relief from the homogeneity of office lighting design.
The wooden elements of this specific version of the bench has been made from Bloomberg discarded pallet wood and manufactured by H&BWRP
.