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Designer
via architecture limited
Client
Swire Properties Limited
Floor area
650.00 ㎡
Completion
2017

A warm, “timber” gate made of wavy aluminum profiles like “water ripples” signaling broadcast and resonance, announces the presence of Artistree. When opened, these gates and the metal grilles beyond on both sides of the bridge welcome and draw visitors into the central performance space. Enveloping the acoustically treated performance space is a “flowing fabric of open boxes” – a wall sculpture with over 1,000 metallic boxes, each in slight rotation from the next, spanning across 18 meters in length and almost 6 meters in height. Inspired both by the concept of movement in performances, as well as an architectural nostalgia for concrete blocks, this sculpture gives a strong visual identity to the new Artistree. At night, integral lighting effect animates the wall, reflecting the on-going show.