The offices of Bloomberg: eating under the cardboard in 'Pupa'
The spectacular nature of an oval colonnade in Moscow , organic skin from a store in Athens , a warm cocoon in London and a set of “stiffened” mirrors in Saint Sebastian , are some examples of the singular and unique shapes that are achieved with cardboard, this material without cheating.
LONDON
At the headquarters of ** Bloomberg ** - the world leaders in economic and financial information - there is a unique cafeteria. Arts and CO has designed a “cocoon” (a chrysalis) of cardboard that creates a rest space within the main building. The warmth of the cardboard and the modulation of the light invite rest and meditation, although the long wooden communal table also encourages sharing with others looks and perhaps, conversations and confidences about the mysterious and uncertain international economic vicissitudes.
'Pupa' is like eating from a cardboard chrysalis at work
MOSCOW
If we talk about cardboard architecture we have to quote the Japanese architect Shigeru Ban , whose tubes are used in constructions that are included in the so-called 'emergency architecture'. Create temporary solutions in case of natural disasters and seeks economy, quick assembly, efficiency and maximum comfort with the minimum of means. Among his works are the Center Pompidou-Metz and the Nicolas G. Hayek Center (Swatch) of tokyo . Right now, while ** OMA **, the studio of Rem Koolhaas, develops the new headquarters of the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow, the organization has moved to a provisional pavilion designed by Shigeru Ban. In the Gorky Park , Ban shows his wisdom in the oval façade formed by a colonnade of cylinders, in the tower and in the “Tea house” inside.
A building with cardboard columns in Moscow's Gorky Park
ATHENS
The Greek fashion designer ** Yiorgos Eleftheriades places a high value on caring for the environment**. To prove it, and in collaboration with the interior design studio ** dARCH Studio **, he has designed his main space in Athens with cardboard as the base material. Sinuous and organic shapes that resemble a rough and warm skin among which the delicate designs stand out.
The Cardboard Counter Shop in Athens
SAINT SEBASTIAN
** Vaumm Arquitectura y Urbanismo ** has created a space for the ** Deskontalia ** store in San Sebastián with traditional boxes and packaging, a mountain of cardboard boxes that are reminiscent of an artistic installation that covers walls and ceiling. The installation dialogues with the process of collecting products bought on the Internet in a sort of game of mirrors.
Like a wall, cardboard boxes: this is Deskontalia