Daedalus’ dream
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As a competition entry for the new official headquarters of the State Building Department, Peter-Auzingerstraße, Munich, 69 motif glasses were rotated from the facade grid. They create a visual penetration on three levels of appearance that “aerates” the austere barracks architecture and sets it in motion. |
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| The glasses are image carriers for living structures derived from bionics and surface geometry. Their unprinted areas are transparent, so that a projection of the motifs onto the rough plaster facade becomes visible as a play of light and shadow. The glasses seem to set the facade in motion, like flying windows. The result is an open structure that strings together sequences like cinematic images via printing, projection, positioning and reflection from different locations and passing speeds. This serial sequence creates a diverse image that can be altered by perspective and the effects of light. | |