Projects
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15.2
Penthouse
Interior
Complete
Onyx, drywall, steel, walnut
2005-2008
Four backlit translucent white onyx clad rooms (or ‘pods’) are distributed compositionally in 3 dimensions within the 2 storey interior of the penthouse. The backlit onyx pods, which act as giant lanterns for the spaces around them, delineate domestic activities within the penthouse, organizing public and private space. The pods are visible as light sculptures from the entire downtown core of Vancouver and of course, serve to illuminate the spaces around them. A strong contrast is established between the experience of being inside and outside of the pods. While outside the pods, the vast floor plate of the penthouse is treated minimally, in an effort to focus the spaces on the onyx pod as an object; these spaces draw strength and definition from the pods that occupy them. In contrast, the experience inside the pods is private, sensually rich, baroque with detail, and introverted in focus.
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