 Building |
Heliostat + Reflecting mirror |
frontal view |
Inside view |
Leaf + Flower |
Sonnenhof (sun court) | Overview |
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Sonnenhof 1998/2000This modern, quadratic preschool building looks like a pedestal in an inner courtyard surrounded by high buildings. Visitors are greeted by a large 'sunflower' located on the roof of the main entrance. A heliostat is mounted on the back of the sunflower. The heliostat wanders with the sun, projecting its rays on a elliptically shaped reflecting mirror located on the glass roof. The back of the mirror is designed as a water lily.The result is an architectural installation which communicates between the inside and outside spaces as well as between small and big inhabitants of the building complex. Gabrielenstrasse, Munich-Neuhausen. |