pedro barata & architectural associates create superiscópio periscope

pedro barata & architectural associates create superiscópio periscope
all images courtesy of osvaldo castro, fabio tired

rotated on its axis, the industrial shipping container becomes the perfect form for a massive, ready-made periscope. while that idea might not be first in everyone’s head, it certainly was for someone in the multi-faceted team of pedro barata & architectural associates.

the form is a shipping container turned on its side, with an inner structure of MDF and mirror 

deemed ‘superiscópio’, the structure is the physical representation of a two part concept with both global and local considerations. globally, it functions as an homage, and continuation, of the container’s growing popularity as a prop within the architectural community. on the other hand, for the people who are lucky enough to see ‘superiscópio’ in person, it offers a birds’ eye view above the urban infrastructure, enabling a welcome glimpse of the nearby santa lagoa (holy lake) after which the brazilian city was named. 

viewers look into the periscope 

the work allows view to the nearby holy lake from which the town gets its name

interior view 

from the corner 

measurements 

diagram 

‘superiscópio’

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