Kuma’s touch on the final staircase of Casa Batlló
The Japanese architect Kengo Kuma created a mesh curtain on the final staircase of Casa Batlló. Casa Batlló was built in 1904 and designed by Antoni Gaudí. Recently, the building has been restored by adding modern interventions that invites people to engage. Kuma contributed by envisioning a special coating to the staircase of the8-floored building.
He collaborated with the Italian illuminator Mario Nanni on this multisensorial project titled 10D Experience.164 thousand meters of aluminum chains were intertwined to make the mesh. The appearance mimics the form of the building. Kuma and Nanni played on reflecting the light and catching the shadow.
The blue gradates from the ground floor to the basement. It also alters between light and dark, giving life to the space. The staircase is now a full-on immersive experience, as your thoughts converse with the walls. The material of choice, the aluminum, is carefully picked for its ability to diverge the light and break the horizontal design of the closed space. Note that the concept is a nod to the Mediterranean heritage and is based on Gaudí's signature use of light.
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Japanese architect Kengo Kuma created a mesh curtain on the final staircase of Casa Batlló that was built in 1904 and designed by Antoni Gaudí. Recently, the building has been restored by adding modern interventions that invites people to engage. Kuma collaborated with the Italian illuminator Mario Nanni on this multisensorial project titled10D Experience. The aluminum chains mimic the form of the building and reflects the light, giving life to the closed space.
- date publishedAugust 10, 2021
- categoryArchitecture
- original sourcemetalocus↗