PRODUCT LIBRARY
remaining open to the elements, the project has been conceived as an expansive landscape that changes with the seasons and the weather.
the two-story residence is complete with a large outdoor terrace.
the staircase comprises 630 pieces, which were assembled and glued on site, piece by piece.
the bridge was 70 meters in length with the two 20-meter-high towers linked by a passageway platform.
connections: +300
Why are trees so politically offensive when presented in raw form? Were it a minimalist pavilion, constructed of chestnut carefully planed and surfaced four sides, it would likely be commended as a sensitive and “sustainable” design.
Presented as such, the eviscerated ash trees’ gnarled forms perfectly capture the Nordic imagination; evocative of Yyggdrasil, the world tree–giant trolls– even the bare twisted roots suggest Jormungand, the serpent constantly gnawing at the base of humanity. I think these raw organic tree forms speak far more poetically and viscerally than any square post ever could.
not arguing against the lack of sustainability in cutting down trees regardless of how old… i think the playfulness is still pretty obvious, if not their priority. It resembles an exagerrated enchanted forest like one you might see in a children´s book.
but I agree, such beautiful tree´s probably looked more at home around their friends.
This is like the tree equivalent to Gunther von Hagens, “Bodyworlds” except passe and unappealing.
I agree with the former comments. What is the intellectual depth of taking trees out of their ground, dissect them and install them for some weeks on a stone pavement?
I completely agree with “prancer” here…
It’s amazing that just by looking at an object with proper depth you can tell that it just isn’t “sustainable” at all, regardless of it’s design brief.
This object is the same – insensitivity towards nature; just use of natural material.
I wish you better luck next time.
shame on you , you should have left the trees alive in the ground. they were much nicer in nature. This sculpture is just ugly, no playfulness. I don’t see the concept of sustainability here. These trees must be very very old and will serve here as a short term purpose.