Tuesday 24 November 2009

Longchamp flagship store, New York




















The studio's solution uses natural light, from a large glazed core cut through the building, to draw people up a landscape, rather than a conventional staircase or escalator, to the floor above. Constructed in 1¼" hot-rolled steel and taking six months to build, the stair landscape weighs 55 tonnes and is an installation of ribbon-like forms that divide and converge to form a topography of walkways, landings and steps.

>http://www.heatherwick.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=35

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