image © serge f. moure


france-based architectural firm KL+NB (keeyong lee + nenad basic associated with
philippe stanfield-pinel) have created 'artificial landscape', an installation made from
layered cardboard whose shape draws on the formations of strata stone and natural crystal.



image © serge f. moure


the 'artificial landscape' has been cut to resemble the hard angular edges of natural crystal
growth which occurs in caves, while the stacks of cardboard are a 'man made' representation
of the natural layered aesthetic that strata stone has.

designboom previously featured this project as part of the 4th festival of lively architecture
in montepellier, france where the artificial passageway was installed inside the city's
industrial tribunal over an area of 60 m2.



image © serge f. moure



image © serge f. moure



image © serge f. moure



























images of the strata stone which influenced the installation's form



images of natural crystal formations which influenced the installation's form



raw materials



left to right: strata stone, crystal cave and artificial passage









final form


elevation view




cutting and assembly